New bottlenose dolphin sense discovered: Research suggests they can feel weak electric fields
- Bottlenose dolphins have been found to possess the ability to detect electric fields, allowing them to locate fish hiding at the bottom of the sea and orient themselves using Earth's magnetic field.
- This discovery challenges the belief that sensory organs on their snouts, called pits, were vestigial structures and suggests that electroreception may be more widespread among dolphin species.
- The dolphins' electroreceptive abilities may also help explain instances of cetacean strandings after solar storms or magnetic anomalies.
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