Electrical Potential of Leaping Eels
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Leaping eels electrify threats, supporting Humboldt's account of a battle with horses.
In March 1800, Alexander von Humboldt observed the extraordinary spectacle of native fisherman collecting electric eels (Electrophorus electricus) by "fishing with horses" [von Humboldt A (1807) Ann Phys 25:34-43]. The strategy was to herd horses into a pool containing electric eels, provoking the eels to attack by pressing themselves against the horses while discharging. Once the eels were exh...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brain, Behavior and Evolution
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0006-8977,1421-9743
DOI: 10.1159/000475743