Meet an electric eel at the Houston Zoo! It sends out electrical pulses to find food. Meet an electric eel at the Houston Zoo! Although it is called an eel, it is actually a relative of the catfish.

A recent experiment about a leaping eel has confirmed a 19th century myth on how the snake-like fish stuns and attacks land predators. A naturalist named Alexander von Humboldt told a story about his ...

You have probably heard of flying fish, which jump out of the sea to cover distances more quickly. But it appears that eels may also leap out of the water, though for very different reasons. New ...

Researchers have spotted electric eels hunting in a group, working together to take down their prey that were packed together in a tight ball with a synchronized zap of electricity. Electric eels — ...