A cattle prod, also called a stock prod, is a handheld device commonly used to make cattle or other livestock move by striking or poking them, or in the case of a Hot-Shot-type prod, through a relatively high-voltage, low-current electric shock.
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The most famous is the electric eel, which a colleague of Markham’s termed “a frog with a cattleprod attached, ” but most animals use the electrical signals in more subtle ways.