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Shark Super Senses

Electroreception — The Sixth Sense

Sharks have a superpower that no human has — ELECTRORECEPTION! Every living creature produces tiny electrical fields when its muscles move or its heart beats. Sharks have special organs called AMPULLAE OF LORENZINI — gel-filled pores on their snouts that detect these electrical signals. A shark can sense the heartbeat of a fish hiding under sand! Hammerhead sharks have the most ampullae because their wide heads give them a larger detection area. This sense works even in complete darkness.

Shark Super Senses

Electroreception — The Sixth Sense

Sharks have a superpower that no human has — ELECTRORECEPTION! Every living creature produces tiny electrical fields when its muscles move or its heart beats. Sharks have special organs called AMPULLAE OF LORENZINI — gel-filled pores on their snouts that detect these electrical signals. A shark can sense the heartbeat of a fish hiding under sand! Hammerhead sharks have the most ampullae because their wide heads give them a larger detection area. This sense works even in complete darkness.