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Sharks use the Ampullae of Lorenzini to detect what type of fields emitted by prey?

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Electric fields

These specialized sensing organs appear as tiny black pores around a shark's snout and head. They are so sensitive they can detect the faint heartbeat of a fish hiding under the sand, acting like a biological metal detector.

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