Cristina Zenato

Cristina Zenato Instagram – Humans tend to interpret animal behavior according to our standards, sensory systems, and logic.
Sharks are first nose and hearing, pressure vibration (lateral line), vision, electro vibration (Ampullae of Lorenzini), touch, temperature, and taste, in that order.
Although we cannot use our sense of smell underwater unless it’s extreme, like the sulfur we find in the caves, sharks have a highly defined sense of smell, so much that up to two-thirds of the total weight of a shark’s brain is dedicated to it.
Each of us emits unique scents and hormonal secretions. Thanks to their highly developed sensory system, the sharks I work with can detect my unique scent, my heartbeat, my particular movement through the water, and my electro vibrations. They don’t need to ‘see’ me to know it’s me.
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Images by @kewinlorenzen @isotta_underwater_housings @neptunic_com | Posted on 21/Sep/2024 16:20:39