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September 3, 2008 at 2:58 PM #265727September 3, 2008 at 3:17 PM #265429
Allan from Fallbrook
ParticipantShark fact #19: One of the reasons that sharks are such successful predators is that they have such super senses.
Two-thirds of a shark’s brain is dedicated to its keenest sense — smell.
Some sharks have eyes similar to a cat. A mirror-like layer in their eyes allows them to see better in the water. This allows the shark to hunt in clear seas or murky water.
To top it off, sharks have a few unusual senses. For instance, they are able to feel vibrations in the water using a line of canals that go from its head to its tail. Called a “lateral line”, these canals are filled with water and contain sensory cells with hairs growing out of them. These hairs move when the water vibrates and alerts the shark to potential prey.
Sharks also have a sensory organ called the “ampullae of Lorenzini” which they use to “feel” the electrical field coming from its prey.
September 3, 2008 at 3:17 PM #265640ParticipantShark fact #19: One of the reasons that sharks are such successful predators is that they have such super senses.
Two-thirds of a shark’s brain is dedicated to its keenest sense — smell.
Some sharks have eyes similar to a cat. A mirror-like layer in their eyes allows them to see better in the water. This allows the shark to hunt in clear seas or murky water.
To top it off, sharks have a few unusual senses. For instance, they are able to feel vibrations in the water using a line of canals that go from its head to its tail. Called a “lateral line”, these canals are filled with water and contain sensory cells with hairs growing out of them. These hairs move when the water vibrates and alerts the shark to potential prey.
Sharks also have a sensory organ called the “ampullae of Lorenzini” which they use to “feel” the electrical field coming from its prey.
September 3, 2008 at 3:17 PM #265654ParticipantShark fact #19: One of the reasons that sharks are such successful predators is that they have such super senses.
Two-thirds of a shark’s brain is dedicated to its keenest sense — smell.
Some sharks have eyes similar to a cat. A mirror-like layer in their eyes allows them to see better in the water. This allows the shark to hunt in clear seas or murky water.
To top it off, sharks have a few unusual senses. For instance, they are able to feel vibrations in the water using a line of canals that go from its head to its tail. Called a “lateral line”, these canals are filled with water and contain sensory cells with hairs growing out of them. These hairs move when the water vibrates and alerts the shark to potential prey.
Sharks also have a sensory organ called the “ampullae of Lorenzini” which they use to “feel” the electrical field coming from its prey.
September 3, 2008 at 3:17 PM #265698ParticipantShark fact #19: One of the reasons that sharks are such successful predators is that they have such super senses.
Two-thirds of a shark’s brain is dedicated to its keenest sense — smell.
Some sharks have eyes similar to a cat. A mirror-like layer in their eyes allows them to see better in the water. This allows the shark to hunt in clear seas or murky water.
To top it off, sharks have a few unusual senses. For instance, they are able to feel vibrations in the water using a line of canals that go from its head to its tail. Called a “lateral line”, these canals are filled with water and contain sensory cells with hairs growing out of them. These hairs move when the water vibrates and alerts the shark to potential prey.
Sharks also have a sensory organ called the “ampullae of Lorenzini” which they use to “feel” the electrical field coming from its prey.
September 3, 2008 at 3:17 PM #265732ParticipantShark fact #19: One of the reasons that sharks are such successful predators is that they have such super senses.
Two-thirds of a shark’s brain is dedicated to its keenest sense — smell.
Some sharks have eyes similar to a cat. A mirror-like layer in their eyes allows them to see better in the water. This allows the shark to hunt in clear seas or murky water.
To top it off, sharks have a few unusual senses. For instance, they are able to feel vibrations in the water using a line of canals that go from its head to its tail. Called a “lateral line”, these canals are filled with water and contain sensory cells with hairs growing out of them. These hairs move when the water vibrates and alerts the shark to potential prey.
Sharks also have a sensory organ called the “ampullae of Lorenzini” which they use to “feel” the electrical field coming from its prey.
September 3, 2008 at 3:28 PM #265434
Rich ToscanoKeymasterThis is the best threadjack ever.
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September 3, 2008 at 3:28 PM #265645Rich ToscanoKeymasterThis is the best threadjack ever.
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September 3, 2008 at 3:28 PM #265659Rich ToscanoKeymasterThis is the best threadjack ever.
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September 3, 2008 at 3:28 PM #265703Rich ToscanoKeymasterThis is the best threadjack ever.
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September 3, 2008 at 3:28 PM #265737Rich ToscanoKeymasterThis is the best threadjack ever.
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September 3, 2008 at 4:55 PM #265469stockstradr
ParticipantI agree with Rich: best threadjack EVER!
And the threadjack was fairly funny, MUCH funnier than the original (stupidly boring) initial post; honestly, who is going to read a spoof of Obama based on the Odyssey?
You know what IS funny? Watching the moron McCain pick Sarah Palin for his VP, and seeing the media mess that follows her. She’s such a joke.
September 3, 2008 at 4:55 PM #265680ParticipantI agree with Rich: best threadjack EVER!
And the threadjack was fairly funny, MUCH funnier than the original (stupidly boring) initial post; honestly, who is going to read a spoof of Obama based on the Odyssey?
You know what IS funny? Watching the moron McCain pick Sarah Palin for his VP, and seeing the media mess that follows her. She’s such a joke.
September 3, 2008 at 4:55 PM #265694ParticipantI agree with Rich: best threadjack EVER!
And the threadjack was fairly funny, MUCH funnier than the original (stupidly boring) initial post; honestly, who is going to read a spoof of Obama based on the Odyssey?
You know what IS funny? Watching the moron McCain pick Sarah Palin for his VP, and seeing the media mess that follows her. She’s such a joke.
September 3, 2008 at 4:55 PM #265738ParticipantI agree with Rich: best threadjack EVER!
And the threadjack was fairly funny, MUCH funnier than the original (stupidly boring) initial post; honestly, who is going to read a spoof of Obama based on the Odyssey?
You know what IS funny? Watching the moron McCain pick Sarah Palin for his VP, and seeing the media mess that follows her. She’s such a joke.
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