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In electric eels, the vital organs are crowded just behind the head while about 80 percent of the body generates electricity.

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Is it true that in electric eels, the vital organs are crowded just behind the head while about 80 percent of the body generates electricity?

Yes. A zoo fact sheet states that the electric organs make up about 80 percent of the electric eel's body while the remaining vital organs are tightly packed in the front part of the body, matching both halves of the claim; a museum page independently gives the 80 percent figure, and a review notes the electric organ sits behind the head to make room for the internal organs.

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The Astonishing Behavior of Electric Eels -
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The Astonishing Behavior of Electric Eels - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2019.00023

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Electric eel | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
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Electric eel | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. (n.d.). nationalzoo.si.edu. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/electric-eel

How do electric eels work? | Natural History Museum
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How do electric eels work? | Natural History Museum. (n.d.). nhm.ac.uk. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-do-electric-eels-work.html

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