Electric eels of the Amazon River

Electric eel or Electric eel, this is also called the Electrophorus electricus. It's not like eel normally, but the eel is the same as eels in general, which is unique in this eel they can generate strong electric. The eel can produce power up to 600 volts electric, is used to hunt and defend themselves against predators. Although they are called with eels or eel but they are of the order Gymnotiformes are not among them.

The electric eel is a kind of freshwater fish that can be found in the Amazon and Orinoco which is the largest river in South America and surrounding areas. Eels can grow up to a length of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) and weighing 20 kg (44 pounds). average size usually is 1 meter eel.

How this Electric eel generate electricity ..?

This eel unique body shape and most of his body 7/8 is the tail and the tail there are beterai the dial-small battery horizontally and vertically in large quantities can reach 5000 grains. Voltage of the batteries is not too big but when everything connected with it will produce the same strong electric voltage can reach 600 volts, and compare it with the usual battery of only 1.5 volts. That unique anymore at the end of the tail acts as a positive pole and head to act as a negative pole.

Eels can connect the batteries while getting little in his prey or enemy, then the body will be placed on prey or predators that will eat it, and a high electric current will kill them. Other animals are not in contact with the head and tail so they are not bothered by this eel.