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How far can a
shark sense prey?
Blacktip reef sharks are expert hunters,
equipped with a heightened sense of
smell that can detect prey over a distance
of 1 km (0.6 miles).
Blacktip
reef sharks
can smell prey
as far away as
the length of six
superyachts.
The blacktip
reef shark has
quick reactions and
a streamlined body to
speed towards its prey.
The blacktip reef shark of the Indian
and Pacific oceans uses its exceptional sense
of smell to detect a drop of blood or fish oil in a
volume of water 10 billion times greater. This is all
the shark needs to move in on its prey at high speed.
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