Dolphin displays talent for electroreception
A new discovery in the animal kingdom has been made. As suggested by scientists, a South American dolphin is the first mammal to detect prey by their electric fields. Initially, researchers believed that structures found on the dolphins’ head were sensory organs, but it has now been established that they have the ability to detect […]
A new discovery in the animal kingdom has been made. As suggested by scientists, a South American dolphin is the first mammal to detect prey by their electric fields. Initially, researchers believed that structures found on the dolphins’ head were sensory organs, but it has now been established that they have the ability to detect electric fields in water. The handy quality that is electroreception is widely known to be utilised by fish and amphibians, but so far, the only mammal displaying the same quality has been the platypus. As documented in Proceedings B, a journal published by the Royal Society, scientists believe that other cetaceans aside from the South American Dolphin may well possess the very same characteristic.
