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Fish beware: Bottlenosed dolphins may be able to pick up your heartbeat

The ability to detect faint electric signals could help the marine mammals snag prey

dolphins near sandy ocean bottom

Bottlenosed dolphins occasionally engage in “crater feeding,” sticking their snouts into sand on the seafloor to look for fish. Sensing faint electric fields that fish emit might help the dolphins target their prey.

Shane Gross

By Saima S. Iqbal

- More than 2 years ago

To snap up fish, bottlenosed dolphins may rely on more than just sharp sight and sonar detection.