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Friday, September 5, 2008 |
Friday, September 5, 2008 |
Photo: Satellite Tags to Solve Hammerhead Mating, Migration Mysteries?Hammerheads and other sharks use pore-like electrical sensors embedded in their skin known as ampullae of Lorenzini to help nab prey at ultra-close range. In the case of great hammerheads, that prey includes stingrays hiding on the ocean floor. Reports describe the shark holding down a stingray with its hammer, while sheering off pieces of its wings to eat. Photo by Brian Skerry/National Geographic/Getty Images
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