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Long Fish, Dark Water

Electric Eels: How does an electric eel make electricity?

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It is a fish. It is not a real eel.

It has a long body, like a snake. Its head is flat.

It can grow to be about 2.5 meters long.

It lives in rivers and ponds in South America.

It comes up to the top to get air.

It eats fish.

Its shock stuns what it eats.

It can not see well.

It uses a weak charge to find its way.

Words to know

  • stuns: makes still
  • shock: a zap
  • charge: small power

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