Sharks and dolphins hunting together

It is a misconception that sharks and dolphins are mortal enemies. During many of our wild dolphin expeditions, we regularly see sharks and dolphins hunting together. It is perhaps the dolphin’s high-pitched echo location sounds, which dolphins use to find prey hiding in the sand, that attracts the bottom feeding nurse sharks to the area. Nurse sharks use a specialized organ called the Ampullae of Lorenzini, which contain electroreceptors, to detect prey hidden under the ocean floor. While some sharks, such as tiger sharks, are believed to prey on young and sick dolphins, many species of sharks and dolphin hunt together.