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CREATURE FEATURE: ELECTRIC RAYS

Electric rays are the only rays that can produce electric shocks ranging from 20 to 200 volts due to a specialized electric organ. They use these shocks for defense and hunting, ambushing prey and stunning them with electricity. The Marbled Torpedo Ray is one example found in the Eastern Atlantic, and it can produce shocks of 70-80 volts.

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