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Closeup of lemon shark at sunset – Elemental

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Lemon sharks use their electroreceptive ampullae of Lorenzini to navigate and locate prey in dark waters by detecting the electromagnetic fields generated by their victims. At night, they employ a “saltatory search” strategy, swimming slowly and making frequent turns to scan for prey.