You Don't Want To Touch An Electric Eel

Of all the amazing species on the planet, the most shocking are the ones that harness electricity. These animals are electric type.
Special Thanks to:
Professor Eric Fortune
New Jersey Institute Of Technology
Professor Noah J. Cowan
The Johns Hopkins University
The National Science Foundation
Catania, Kenneth C.
"Leaping eels electrify threats, supporting Humboldt’s account of a battle with horses." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113.25 (2016): 6979-6984.
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CREDITS
Created by Dylan Dubeau
Written, Directed, Shot and Produced by: Dylan Dubeau
Hosted by: Jess Keating
Edited by: Jim Pitts
Story Editor: Cat Senior
Associate Producer: Andres Salazar
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Examining the nature of the beast.
#SecondNature

[@Garl_Vinland]

“The male will serenade her with electric charges” *plays midi Africa by Toto*

[@fantoast6932]

nice.

[@JudgeNicodemus]

Get all the coochie

[@sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312]

What if female got electric charges? That would be scary.

[@cubeofmeat4982]

I MISS THE RAINS DOWN IN AFRICAAA

[@420soothingsmokers]

U get a thumbs up not a like. You have 666 likes

[@prettypic444]

That old timey scientist guy is a little *too* proud of his puns

[@emanuelrojas2]

Let the man make a ham out of himself

[@volkswagenginetta]

isn't that what makes it charming?

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Dad jokes are the best!

[@eddvcr598]

That’s what happens to one as soon as they become a dad.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@Veonnj Caines True!

[@orenjirenji]

her name is jess keating not just kidding

[@bruskydu]

Her father is Ronan Keating?

[@harigovindsroriginal]

Honestly heard it just kidding 😅

[@AsianMeatBunBoy]

Prime cut of meat.

[@goldwolf0606]

Vince85 😂

[@CommentaryActivism]

Oh! I should take the video seriously then. At first, I thought she was just kidding.

[@jellybeandotcom6498]

Should've just called them "Eelectricity"

[@usagi2934]

someone probably tried to name them that

[@VAVORiAL]

Get out. GET OUT NOW!

[@cubeofmeat4982]

Sounds like a Pokemon name

[@mrmister1657]

Jellybean dotcom THE DOOR

[@elekiddo]

Moldy Trash close enough,Eelectrik is already an existing Pokémon.

[@xiii_link_xiii]

Maybe they evolved using a thunder stone 🤔

[@hoominbeeing]

Maybe they evolved using pk thunder.

[@xiii_link_xiii]

Maybe so 🤔

[@mantradewata]

@MegaJdizzle27 i hate you and you hate the floor

[@foxloaf8843]

eelektross?

[@atomic9145]

PK THUNDER!

[@blep7628]

The fact that he threw the stargazer nearly directly at the child and didn't even make a single apology *shocks* me.

[@Mke_KP]

Has to be his bastard stepson 🤣

[@AAZ-yu5ss]

Ba-dum-tss

[@fromhell11112]

tbh im more annoyed that he dug it up and put it above water.

[@francyboy1991]

"Electric Eels Are Powerful Enough to Kill A Horse" but can they recharge my cellphone?

[@lueboytheman9508]

Yea. But only once.

[@PROCATICJOLT]

Need more eels then

[@TrueMegaManiac]

600v. I mean yes if you don't want a phone anymore.

[@bhull242]

Maybe if you used a step-down transformer to reduce the voltage and/or placed something with pretty high resistance in the circuit to reduce the current. Though, I’m not sure an electric eel would be able to provide sustained current needed to charge a battery without frying it. Maybe with some sort of inductor it might work.

[@RePhantomz]

Charge cellphone directly nope. Charge powerbank with built in transformator yep.

[@Jesse__H]

So if an electric eel isn't actually an eel, what is it? Seems like something worth mentioning after a factoid like that!

[@pierreabbat6157]

It's a knifefish.

[@JustinRed624]

she did say that catfishes are it's cousins, so it's probably closely related to them

[@ElijsDima]

A mobile tube of meat and gristle.

[@TheCardclasher]

It's a species of knifefish,

[@Jesse__H]

Knifefish. Interesting, thanks y'all.

[@Efemral]

I wouldn't have tried digging up something that could easily have been a stonefish

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Agreed. That guy was beyond stupid!

[@bulgna]

He tried to dig even after the stargazer hurt him, stupid indeed

[@kobehayes4827]

Ik right it looked like a stone fish too

[@hermensonsantana3090]

Efemral that’s exactly what I was thinking as soon as I saw the fish

[@SpaceDragon14]

yes indeed, very careless to do such thing, even surrounded by kids

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

I suppose one could say that thumbnail has quite a deal of _"shock value."_

[@watchdealer11]

I found Jess to be simply electrifying

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

@monsta x is the bomb What's wrong, are we making you unzappy?

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

@monsta x is the bomb _WATT'S THE MATTER?_

[@benjamingrantjones]

Quite an eel* ;)

[@VDOTU5]

Get... Get outta here

[@kerokero_furogu]

Vid starts at 1:51, everything before that is stock footage and adverts.

[@WithoutHesitation]

Kero Kero ty

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@@MegaYoda2 yeah that internet security is childsplay lol

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The BEST part is 10:39

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@@IanRogers06 sit down

[@bm2252]

@@MegaYoda2 they just dont want to say that vpn is for discovering porn website

[@maxmustermann9058]

"pre-emptive self-defense" somehow makes me immediately think of shady military generals in movies

[@Fede_uyz]

Let me add this to my list Reason to NOT go to the amazon: Mosquitoes Jaguars Anaconda jumping electric eels that can kill a horse

[@Matias47507]

The entire amazons is dangerous, beautiful yes, but you need at least an ak-47 and 1,000 bullets

[@gabrielxavier2676]

Just some help: Bullet ants Blood sucking bats Piranhas Many venomous snakes Other various carnivorous fishes Mostly of the fauna and flora is unknown/not registered yet.

[@Fede_uyz]

@@Matias47507 a thousand? Oh boy, you have severely underestimated the blood thirst of a jaguar and the hidden coca farmers

[@Kurare2]

How bout this as a new number one? Vandelliinae (google at your own risk) ;)

[@gabrielxavier2676]

@@Kurare2 That is pretty scary but we have almost 0 reason to believe that this fish really entered the man's urethra. Some scientist looked into it and many serious inconsistences were upheld against the occurence.

[@Finkelfunk]

Ever since Tom Scott made a video on VPNs I can't take any VPN ad seriously anymore.

[@Brutaltronics]

Pia is ok

[@Alex-ki1yr]

+

[@jamesgsamu1]

Not only that, there is a gdpr in the uk and europe mean that you have a right to be forgotten so I'm not sure how accurate the AD was

[@r3zaful]

@@jamesgsamu1 in developing countries where data stealing is common you definitely need VPN.

[@JustinRed624]

9:41 Stunfisk, the Trap Pokemon It hides itself in mud then delivers an electric jolt when it's prey touches it, smiling all the while.

[@jaycekonopka359]

Read this as “strong enough to kill a house” and I was vaguely interested

[@saelin00]

It's not magic. The horses have so much iron in their blood, because of this, they die easily with an electric shock.

[@bobsemple262]

@@saelin00ahh so if I got iron deficiency I'm invincible

[@saelin00]

@@bobsemple262 I don't think so. Your body is has lots of water too. A human can die to an few mA (mili amper). 10-100 mA can kill you easily. The electricity is super deadly and invisible. You can't see it, but when you touch its too late.

[@bobsemple262]

@@saelin00 what about dehydrated and iron deficiency at the same time

[@sokol7215]

@@saelin00 depands on the amount of voltage 😅

[@VDOTU5]

Glad humans didn't evolve to have electrocytes. I'm still kinda jealous though.

[@evilsharkey8954]

DSolarisKnight, we do the next best thing: shuffling across carpet in winter and poking each other in the back of the neck.

[@usneverthem7555]

@@evilsharkey8954 💯

[@Goober018]

I disagree because human could auto charge there electrical items

[@helionzerx817]

eh it would be to much for us humans

[@Icewind007]

Even better, we evolved to be able to use and control electricity so well, it became a foundation of human society.

[@watchdealer11]

I love the olde timey videos

[@enriquejamesd.martin7117]

I always hear “Hi! I’m just kidding”

[@civilwildman]

Fact: Electric Eels are not true eels. They're actually a species of Knifefish.

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

the electric knife fish.

[@q-miiproductions878]

4:23 That's the first time I've ever seen an eel actually discharge a bolt at its prey!

[@C4H10N4O2]

5:07 it's from LOTR. "No eel can kill me." "I am no eel !"

[@usamamuhammadismail3324]

0:46 "Hi, I'm just kidding."

[@theanimal0256]

Getting old

[@Ruzovy_]

@@theanimal0256 your mum

[@theanimal0256]

@@Ruzovy_ ooh what a burn

[@wybbo4870]

**Video ends right there**

[@randomperson-vr7ot]

"Is it weird I wanna touch it even more now"? - Rocket

[@woltimes2]

Electric Eel: BRRRRTTT!! ⚡️ A-10 Warthog: Are you challenging me🤨

[@abdouaboud7490]

Put it a cockpit and the results will be explosive

[@leengardferez6595]

an electric eel piloting a A-10 warthog wonder what would happen

[@drsharkboy6568]

Electric eel, use Thunderbolt!

[@joltonsirknight3316]

Thanks I needed to charge my phone.🙂

[@markjhonpradia3726]

pokemon

[@GodpraisethePALANTINE]

*Eelektross you meant*

[@kingdededelicious]

Use Volt Tackle

[@jannikschmidt8511]

Now immagine electric bees. Michael Reeves would like some of those.

[@raionshishi8290]

Imagine if electric turtles existed, he would kill all of those xD

[@HaHaBIah]

@@raionshishi8290 How sure are you that he hasn't already made those extinct?

[@raionshishi8290]

@@HaHaBIah True you have a point there, might be on to something ma dude.

[@a-s-greig]

Nicolas Cage would _not._

[@andree1991]

7:16 This is the first time i have ever heard an English-speaking person say machete like that. NICE

[@Lee-fw5bd]

What an ending. I agree, man

[@ShomiTheGreat]

Ohm... this episode was conducted quite well. It provided a constant flow of informations, and I simply could not resist that current. I love this channel's potential. I hope I will not get grounded for this comment.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

*ba dum tss!* 🥁 😂 🤣 😅

[@douggief1367]

No it's beautiful

[@evilsharkey8954]

You’re fired.

[@superdarklink]

It's pretty shocking how few likes you have.

[@teemonroe6922]

Wow, they must have some "electrifying intercourse".... I'll see myself out

[@kyrietrashchokinglirving7255]

I still dont know where the hell do they get their electricity

[@drsharkboy6568]

The electrically charged cells have ions flow through them to create electrical difference, much like a battery.

[@Chaos89P]

Probably the same way we develop an electric field. Don't quote me on that; it's just an educated guess.

[@toyfan2812]

Ameren I'd guess..maybe wind farms ?

[@WolfTwisted]

@@drsharkboy6568 So they have batteries.. Electric eels are just really bad Christmas toys confirmed 2019.

[@dreadedkitty980]

Rewatch it? Go to school? Info is all there.

[@watchdealer11]

5:17 made me laugh *too* hard 😂

[@TheCimbrianBull]

It also made me giggle 🤭

[@Gunzo568]

I thought they were laughing!

[@ThtSunbreaker]

These things are just real Pokemon, and I don't think anyone will change my mind

[@emilybrackett2840]

2:08 I love the electric eels expression. He, or she looks like he just did something slightly wrong, and he's embarrassed about it, and thinking oops. Probably shouldn't of done that?

[@liuser]

Fun fact: Stargazers are not venomous, but stone fish are! They do look quite similar, so I can understand the confusion.

[@tededcaluag2978]

I thought l heard "hi im just kidding"

[@buba_Dukz]

trapperz united when I heard that I ran straight to the comments 😂😂

[@millenialguidesontech846]

Pinoy???

[@kimbratton9620]

I hear that too sometimes!

[@aprilalexander3115]

I love Animalogic, the absolute best thing to watch! Thank you for the education and inspiration.

[@iliketanks2438]

“You don’t want to touch an electric eel” yeah I never really planned on it lol

[@fishnhunt2187]

that scientist just gave those people the "double whammy" 😂

[@watchdealer11]

9:25 Iconic video 😂

[@RealHumanBeing276]

could you please talk about Bioluminescence?

[@user-ns1np7um2y]

They already did tho

[@zentax1194]

*You don’t want to touch an electric eel* my brain: do it, do it now i dare you

[@naturepro6895]

I want a pet electric eel for recharging my mobile.

[@Sketchy_Dood]

Eel used electric shock! It was super effective!

[@Rwaspora]

0:45 is her name "JUST KIDDING" ?? 😂😂

[@randomclips4094]

Jess Keating

[@Jenglotto]

You: Electric eel Me: Spicy water snek

[@TheCimbrianBull]

5:54 it's Felix the Cat! 😀

[@rew4640]

I think sperm whales are one of the most amazing creatures on this planet! I would love to see you guys do a video on them!!!

[@JanetStarChild]

It's a shame that they have such a repulsive name. I really hope they have an alternative name.

[@rew4640]

@@JanetStarChild I know what you mean, but you know the history behind why they're called that is rather fascinating also. Maybe they will cover that in the video.

[@ArchaicGhost]

@@JanetStarChild They also go by cachalot ( though I've never really heard people call them that). Also, the sperm in their name is short for spermaceti, which is the oily fluid found inside their head.

[@JanetStarChild]

@@ArchaicGhost That fact doesn't really help. That would be like naming skunks "anus-weasel" because of their offensive spray.

[@rew4640]

@Goku Vegeta I totally get what both of you are saying! The name doesn't really repulse me, but it would have been nice if such an amazing animal would have had a much more worthy name!!

[@notic0al899]

"I want to tell you about someth-" >>> 10 seconds

[@sephiroth9198]

BRIGGSY! Man that got me frothing.

[@wilconbarro3469]

Once upon a time, a lightning struck a body of water with many marine animals, those that survive have electric mutation beforehand, the process repeats itself, and now we have electric animals

[@Killbayne]

Imagine ya girl just goes *_"b z z z Z Z zZZ zz"_*

[@arlynnecumberbatch1056]

.....queen bees?

[@HarrisonCSmith]

The day Echidnas can produce electric shocks, I or my ancestors will have our pokéballs ready.

[@ol1650]

The speed of some of the scenes and transition from one to another almost induces epilepsy. Not just this episode but the whole series

[@333peacher4]

Applicant: Hi, I am just kidding Boss: Hire her!

[@AgentRevJr]

Jess Keating you're electrifying

[@FattyMcButterPants6]

Wait a minute.......... WHERE'S DANIELLE DUFUALT!?!?! I love me some Danny Doof!!!

[@SluttChops]

She hosts the regular Animal Logic. This is Animal Logic: Second Nature.

[@Pimpindablood]

I absolutely love the edits for second nature!

[@Jormyyy]

These zappy danger noodley bois are so cool! The aquarium in Boston has one of these in a specialized tank that tracks how much electricity is being conducted with a neat meter above the enclosure. So cool!!

[@lancethewisp1097]

Me wearing wool socks: hold my beer

[@chuzoable]

I need one of those

[@TheCimbrianBull]

For what exact purpose?

[@chuzoable]

@@TheCimbrianBull power station

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@chuzoable It's a Tesla Eel then! 😀

[@sluttymctits4496]

@@chuzoable - Love the honest, deadpan, matter-of-fact delivery. 😆

[@samanthahyatte04]

I live this channel! Its the only one I have notifications set for!

[@Ob1tuber]

Happy late thanksgiving everyone

[@Euphoryaaa]

WHERE THE HELL IS DANIELLE?

[@jimpitts5015]

Hosting regular episodes.

[@raccoonman4691]

Jim Pitts not for like 3 weeks

[@Brutaltronics]

Maternity leave

[@jimpitts5015]

@@raccoonman4691 this is true, but I can guarantee you there are many more episodes with Danielle to come.

[@MD-ox9yb]

I thought I was the one

[@--Paws--]

3:22 But, but, but most knifefish are related, the electric "eel" is a knifefish; the knifefish order of fish are related to the catfish. Most of them either are electroreceptive and some make acute discharges of electricity.

[@andrososo6246]

Whishcash is immune to electricity.

[@evilsharkey8954]

Some of the electric species are related, but the ability to produce strong electric shocks is also present in distantly related groups like the electric ray.

[@trystanmacdonald9296]

My goodness what an idea I had never thought of this before.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

This is the coolest thing ever. Why don't more people know about you lot!? I really love the overall design and feel of Second Nature, but ofc the science is really why I'm here. Have you done a proper video on all the weird sensory superpowers bees have? The electroreception is an awesome way to grab pollen (and spiderwebs :( ), and their vision is amazing too! Add that to the cool ways they process honey and they're honestly my favourite invertebrates outside the cephalopods.

[@paolopasaol9700]

7:37 I definitely see the spark between those two

[@LadyJ_88]

10:34 Ex... Excuse me? 😂😂😂

[@JVM42069]

Just found this channel so happy I did

[@kalairagul]

Where is DD..i miss her

[@pangolothian]

Love you, Jess! You're wonderful!

[@nhuxtable4019]

I love the content; I can never get over how virtually every phrase ends with the "two-hand grasp and twist."

[@SaintMatthieuSimard]

The 8bit music is a very fit choice for an eel video!

[@squidfan6187]

Great zapfish 8:00

[@reecehero8938]

“Don’t touch electric eels” uh yeah, I knew that

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

Thumbnail: "High Voltage" Me: *ZA WARUDO: THIS TIME IS ONLY MINE*

[@nobodysfavourite6953]

4:25 my word, do I love this channel

[@joefernandez8008]

6:32 so basically, electric eels make their potentials mates a mixtape?

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

Thumbnail: "High Voltage" *DIEGO BRANDO wants to know your location*

[@finesselife4734]

An alien creature utilizing its Extraterrestrial technological capabilities, in order to maintain an electric yet stable, underwater habitat on the Earth itself!

[@carschmn]

Electric eels are such cute little fish.

[@imuttx]

i'm learning so much everything about toxtricity makes sense

[@upkahchaaryaahla5993]

Nobody: Death battle: By now you've probably heard of blue apron...

[@wilhelmvonvladisnoff6164]

Express VPN is garbage.

[@witnessgem2504]

Wilhelm von Vladisnoff why

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@@witnessgem2504 they don't provide quality security. They are shit at doing their only job.

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@@wilhelmvonvladisnoff6164 what about NordVPN?

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@@wilhelmvonvladisnoff6164 Very objective review. 👏

[@Jeshua1737]

Truly magnificent creature designed

[@CrazyFunnyCats]

Interesting video thanks 🙏

[@SCFishKeeping]

Hey! I know one of those catfish! 😁

[@jimpitts5015]

You definitely do, how are they doing btw? Thanks again for helping us out this week.

[@SCFishKeeping]

@@jimpitts5015 The catfish is doing great! One of my biggest eaters!! Happy to help and thanks for letting me be part of it! The video turned out great! Informative and informational. Enjoyed the entire thing!

[@jimpitts5015]

@@SCFishKeeping thanks mate! I hope we can use you for further scientific experiments in the future 🙆

[@xrustynailsx]

Your eyebrows have a mind of their own

[@eaterdrinker000]

JESS KEATING AND HER EYEBROWS ARE SEXY

[@yutheflerlim5224]

Great Job.

[@nicholasbrunt2010]

Utterly adore the aesthetic on this

[@jimpitts5015]

Thanks! Sometimes we pull it off nicely, sometimes people aren't feeling it. We're always trying our best to push the creativity. Second Nature is definitely a playground for us at times.

[@kotomisadventures9095]

4:24 that is the saltiest comment I heard all day. I love it.

[@SatansOps]

Protip: When talking about electricity like this; Give us both the voltage and the current. Just the voltage doesn't say that much.

[@eyescream4371]

Exactly what I was thinking. Static electricity in our clothes can reach tens of thousands of volts and we don't seem to die from it

[@martin11844]

yeah? for pain more important is the current? like if the voltage is going in a frecuencie that is not gonna flow easily in your body??? or what?

[@SatansOps]

@@martin11844 first of all, read the response above. Second, who mentioned pain? We're talking about people Dying from this. And if some is to die from an electric shock, we'd need to know how much energy is flowing through the person (W), so we'd need the current and the voltage to calculate that.

[@senorsiro3748]

“It’s not volts that kill you, _ohms_ will kill you!” - Electronics teacher who looked like he had been shocked 8 times that day.

[@SatansOps]

@@senorsiro3748 Electronic teacher that shouldn't teach electronics.*

[@michaelscottland4239]

From 6:53 till 7;02. The body language is amazing.

[@DustyMcFarland]

0:45 sounds like, "hi I'm just kidding and your watching.."

[@walangchahangyelingden8252]

0:46 Hi, I'm just kidding!

[@darronlockett9211]

You've gotta work on your ad placement. Not a minute into the video you just lay into a minute long ad taking up 10% of your real estate.

[@sketch8451]

Thanks for the warning in the title. I was about to wear one as a scarf

[@CNNBlackmailSupport]

"The male will serenade the female with songs coded in electric charges" Sure is a positive way to frame "Taze her until she loves you"