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Sharks Smell in Stereo


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Posted by on June 23, 2010 at 23:21:32:

  • Sharks smell in stereo using the short delay that it takes for an odor to go from one nostril to the next.
  • The smelling ability could help to explain why certain sharks have unusually shaped heads.
  • In the future, the discovery could lead to better robots, such as those deployed to sniff out oil spills.




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