Electric Eels Leap Out of Water to Attack Predators

Electric eels pack a formidable, high-voltage punch that they use for both hunting and defense. A new study shows that a predator doesn’t even have to be fully submerged to get shocked: electric eels will leap from the water to directly electrify threats.Read all about the new study in my latest for National Geographic's Weird & Wild news: Shocking Find: Electric Eels Leap Out of Water to Attack.