electric fishes

Provides an overview of various animals that use electric shocks to ward off prey, covering electric eels, electric rays, knife fish, and stargazers.

"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to electric animals such as the stargazer, torpedo ray, electric eel, and and explore how they use electricity to defend themselves against predators."--Provided by publisher.

Provides photographs and descriptions of eight aquatic animals that have electric power, and explains how they use their electricity to survive.

This book explains how the electric eel and other charged animals create and deliver defensive shocks.

Discusses how animals use venom, poison, and electricity to protect themselves from predators or to catch prey.

An introduction to various species of electric fish, particularly the electric eel, explaining how they generate and discharge electricity.

Introduces fishes and sea animals with "electric sense" and explains how they produce, detect, and use electricity to survive.