Like all sharks, bonnetheads have electroreceptory sensory pores called ampullae of Lorenzini (pores on the shark’s head which detect electric fields from other living creatures) By distributing the receptors over a wider area, called the cephalofoil, bonnetheads can sweep for prey much like a metal detector.
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