Photo: kylieellway/Depositphotos (Not a photo of the actual dolphins.)
Only a handful of mammals possess the seventh sense of detecting electrical fields.
For years, this list has been solely limited to the platypus and the echidna.
Photo: kylieellway/Depositphotos (Not a photo of the actual dolphins.)
However, a recent study has found that the bottlenosedolphinis also capable of sensing these electric fields.
The study was conducted with two bottlenose dolphins from Nuremberg Zoo in Germany named Dolly and Donna.
However, since dolphins also use echolocation to hunt, it is unclear why they also possess this sensitivity.
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This likely helps them to detect prey on the seafloor.
Photo: PantherMediaSeller/Depositphotos (Not a photo of the actual dolphin.)
