Electric eel, Linnaeus Gymnotus electricus, 1766

Electric eel sits in the field note for 1766 under “Linnaeus Gymnotus electricus”, and the figure beside it is 860. At the end of the children’s table, check that the label and the notebook match, and correct the notebook if they do not. Do not merge a zoo birthday with the field survey. This week, keep only the field side. No. LC reflects a wide Amazon-Orinoco footprint. Dams, drought and capture are local, not a comic-book immunity. At the children’s corner, open Electric eel so the notebook shows 1766 first, 860 next, and “Linnaeus Gymnotus electricus” beside them.

This week, before you open the animal book in the children’s corner, write only the name, the year, and the figure on the notebook, then read those three lines once and close the book. At home, leave the notebook on the shoe shelf and, the next morning, read the three lines aloud once, then shut it. The order is Electric eel, 1766, 860, then “Linnaeus Gymnotus electricus”. When the picture book is done, look again only at 1766 for Electric eel and leave 860 on the notebook.

Do not line the species up by size, danger, or popularity. If someone asks which animal is greater, read the field entry for that year again. Check the picture-book label against the notebook, and leave any ranking space blank. Do not merge a zoo birthday with the field survey. This week, keep only the field side. Match Linnaeus Gymnotus electricus with 860 at the children’s corner before you close 1766 for Electric eel. Electric eel sits in the field note for 1766 under “Linnaeus Gymnotus electricus”, and the figure beside it is 860.