Flashy fish: electric eel powers Tennessee aquarium’s Christmas tree
by Guardian staff and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#4W2HW)
Special system connected to Miguel's tank enables his naturally occurring shocks to power strands of lights on a nearby tree
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Visitors to the Tennessee aquarium may be shocked to learn that the Christmas tree is being powered by an unusual renewable energy source - an electric eel.
The flashy fish goes by the name of Miguel Wattson and has his own Twitter account, @EelectricMiguel.
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