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Ampullae of Lorenzini

Looking up at lorenzini pores on snout of tiger shark underwater

Nose of a shark showing ampullae of Lorenzini. The ampullae of Lorenzini allow sharks to detect changes in the electromagnetic field caused by fish.

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Rights: Albert Kok, CC BY-SA 3.0
Published: 10 May 2011Size: 107.53 KB
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