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305: When Eels Attack
Clip: Season 3 Episode 5 | 5m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Investigate how electric eels use their power to stun and kill prey.
Electric eels zap fish and other underwater prey, but what would make them leap out of the water and shock a land animal like a horse? Kenneth Catania of Vanderbilt University is researching this curious behavior first described by a nineteenth century naturalist and explorer. Science Friday’s Luke Groskin takes us inside the lab where Catania uses unconventional props to decode eel behavior.
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WEDU Quest
305: When Eels Attack
Clip: Season 3 Episode 5 | 5m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Electric eels zap fish and other underwater prey, but what would make them leap out of the water and shock a land animal like a horse? Kenneth Catania of Vanderbilt University is researching this curious behavior first described by a nineteenth century naturalist and explorer. Science Friday’s Luke Groskin takes us inside the lab where Catania uses unconventional props to decode eel behavior.
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