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Leopard sharks find their way with their noses, say scientists
Forget Google Maps – these sharks get directions from their noses. A recent study led by Andrew Nosal, a postdoctoral researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Birch Aquarium, found that scent could be an important navigational tool for leopard sharks. In a controlled experiment, sharks with unimpaired olfaction were able to swim back to their coastal habitats more efficiently than their scent-compromised counterparts.
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