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Dolphins Reveal a Mysterious Hidden Sense: They Can Detect Electric Fields (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The exact same thought crossed my mind when I read the title. I'm pretty sure this has been known for a while.

Edit: just read the article. The Guiana dolphin was found to have this ability several years ago, now they've found evidence of it in bottlenose dolphins.