Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Shark FAQ 7

How do sharks know when something is food or not?


Studies have proved that shark senses are fully responsible for shark hunting.

They commonly use the electrosense for location, even at long distances.

The lateral line sense detects water vibrations usual to most living things.(see left)

The smell and hearing are also used for confirmation, leaving the sight sense the last check when a prey is going to be hunt.

After all these sensorial scanning, sharks sometime even test their food if it is not familiar for them.
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16 comments:

  1. LesDecember 22, 2010 at 2:42 PM

    I'm imagining a shark having a nibble then demanding the waiter take it back.
    It's amazing how well adapt these hunters are to thier environment.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 22, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    Sharks have amazing senses. They are the alpha's of the sea :D

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  3. VaporDecember 22, 2010 at 3:49 PM

    Sharks are awesome.

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  4. noogDecember 22, 2010 at 4:43 PM

    i doubt whale sharks have this sense...

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  5. Major MackDecember 22, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    Yeah thats interesting....

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  6. SamDecember 22, 2010 at 6:03 PM

    I was always wondering..can sharks sleep and not move at the same time?

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  7. 000December 22, 2010 at 11:31 PM

    Sharks are stupid

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  8. ericsDecember 23, 2010 at 12:29 AM

    what about dolphins!?

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  9. AnonymousDecember 23, 2010 at 2:08 AM

    I love the URL for your blog (roflcoptershark)! Follow'd :)

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  10. Justsayin'December 23, 2010 at 2:57 AM

    Can sharks feel pain?

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  11. The ChampDecember 23, 2010 at 3:31 AM

    I dissected a shark's brain in high school. we had to identify the lateral line

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  12. AnonymousDecember 23, 2010 at 3:43 AM

    i don't want to be tasted by a shark..

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  13. tigeyDecember 23, 2010 at 4:11 AM

    so in "Jay" the sharks were only testing the human meat right ?

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  14. tigeyDecember 23, 2010 at 4:11 AM

    Jay=Jaw
    fail...

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  15. Suciô SanchezDecember 23, 2010 at 5:05 AM

    @ The Champ ; Did it look like female sexual organs?

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  16. level85nerdDecember 23, 2010 at 5:26 AM

    sharks are so cool!

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