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An Alligator's Sixth Sense

Posted by michael on from the slow-tourist dept.

Devil's BSD writes "NPR has this article about how alligators sense their prey. Apparently, those black dots on a alligator are really "dome pressure receptors", which alligators use to detect changes in water pressure caused by ripples in the water. The alligator then does some fancy triangulation, and can then detect precisely where its prey is."

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  1. Sixth Sense? by alnapp · · Score: 3, Funny

    I see Handbags, all the time

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  2. Hogwash by PhysicsGenius · · Score: 1, Funny

    The reptile brain is far to unsophisticated to be able to handle counting, let alone trigonometry. Please, Slashdot, apply a little common sense before posting these ridiculous claims.

  3. Re:Got to say it by Sanga · · Score: 2, Funny

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    Tell me about it :)