BIOME PROJECT I did the river biome for

BIOME PROJECT • I did the river biome for my project. • The animal I chose to study is the electric eel. • This project is by Alison E. S.

ELECTRIC EEL: What it Looks Like • An electric eel weighs around 45 pounds and can be 6 feet long. • Its color is dark graybrown on the back and yellow or orange on the belly.

ELECTRIC EEL: What it Looks Like • The scales covering the body of the eel are tiny and his eyes are tiny too.

ELECTRIC EEL: Life • Male electric eels live about 10 -15 years. • Female eels live 1222 years.

ELECTRIC EEL : LIFE • As many as 17, 000 electric eels will hatch from the eggs in one nest. • Very few of the babies will live to be 1 year old. • Baby eels are called baby eels.

ELECTRIC EEL: HOW IT MOVES • Eel’s move by swimming. They sway side to move. • Electric eels are mostly found swimming in the waters of South America.

ELECTRIC EEL : HUNTS AND PROTECTS • Eels are cold blooded. • Electric eels eat other fish. It gets prey by shocking it with electricity. • An electric eel can make a 600 - volt electric shock. • One shock from an electric eel will not kill a person, but more shocks will.

ELECTRIC EEL: HUNT AND PROTECTS • An eel protects itself and kills its enemies with a long tail that makes electricity. • It also uses the electricity to see in dark water. • Electric eels are not endangered but it may be the future because it’s home is being destroyed.

ELECTRIC EELS: OTHER STUFF • Electric eels are mostly in South America. • Both parents look after and protect the babies. • Eels are stay still and quiet during the day and become more active at night. • If you find a dead electric eel, be careful it can still shock you.

Plants of the River Biome • Sea-weed

TRAVEL GUIDE AND ATTTACTIONS • If you want to visit South America and see eels, go in the summer. It will be hot, nice and peaceful. • South America has beaches, rain forest, and carnivals • You should pack short sleeve shirts, shorts, bathing suits, flip flops, and shoes.

THE END • I liked this biome project. It was fun to learn about electric eels. It was easy to learn how to do a power point. I want to do a power point about Lady Gaga. I also want to do a power point about my girlfriends, teacher’s aides, and classmates.