Most vertebrates -- including humans -- descended from ancestor with sixth sense

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 15:31 in Biology & Nature

People experience the world through five senses but sharks, paddlefishes and certain other aquatic vertebrates have a sixth sense: They can detect weak electrical fields in the water and use this information to detect prey, communicate and orient themselves.

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