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Sharks Use Earth’s Magnetic Fields To Navigate – Forbes
Even though the study focuses on bonnetheads, Keller said the findings likely apply to other shark species as well.
For 50 years, scientists have hypothesized that sharks use the magnetic field as a navigational aid, said Bryan Keller, a recent Ph.D. graduate who conducted his research at the Florida State University (FSU) Coastal and Marine Laboratory. This theory has been so popular because sharks, skates and rays have been shown to be very sensitive to magnetic fields. They have also been trained to react to unique geomagnetic signatures, so we know they are capable of detecting and reacting to variation in…
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