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Electric catfish cannot be shocked and scientists don’t know why

Electric catfish cannot be shocked and scientists don’t know why

12 March 2021

Electric catfish use shocks to stun their prey, but they are immune to their own jolts – and tests suggest they may be immune to being shocked at all

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