Dolphins can now add magnetic sense to their already impressive resume of abilities, new research suggests.
When researchers presented the brainy cetaceans with magnetized or unmagnetized objects, the dolphins swam more quickly toward the magnets, the new study found. The animals may use their magnetic sense to navigate based on the Earth's magnetic field, the researchers said.
Image: Bottlenose dolphins can sense whether an object is magnetic or not, research suggests. Credit: Courtesy of Planète Sauvage, France
