Electrical eels use electrolocation to locate prey

A study published in the journal Nature Communications describes the ability of electric eels to stun prey and locate them using their electrical powers. The study is reported by Kenneth Catania, a biological scientist from Vanderbilt University. The study shows how the electric eels use electrolocation to find the stunned prey. The jolt of electricity released by electric eel won't kill prey, which is contrary to what is believed by most people. The harm can only cause the prey's muscles to spasm uncontrollably, thus making it stunned and unable to escape. But this explanation is far from enough. You may know that the eel lives in the murky depths of the Amazon River, and it is hard to see far. How can the eels find a fish which just stunned? Catania conducted two sets of tests and drew a conclusion in the study that these eels are using the same electricity, that is electrolocation, which they used to stun preys. Read more:http://www.cusabio.com/Recombinant-Protein/Recombinant-Horse-Myelin-P2-protein--11089630.html