Does an electric eel generate electricity?

Question: Does an electric eel generate electricity!?

why is an electric eel called electric !?!

and if it lives in the sea/ocean,, how come we dont get shocked everytime we swim!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Yes, read this: http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Electric_ee!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

it comes from there breastsWww@QuestionHome@Com

yes electric eel's literally generate electricity, many other types of fish do the same, I saw a video once of a fish stunning its prey with a shock, pretty impressive!.

we don't get shocked ever time we swim because the electricity emitted by these fish gets dispersed quickly in any large volume of water, or as long as your are at least 3 feet away from the fish they cant shock youWww@QuestionHome@Com

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Yes!.!.!. apparently so!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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