August 5, 2011 Great White Shark Smile

glatt · 08-08-2011, 02:45 PM

Why does a shark need nostrils? Mouth, gills? Sure.

Nostrils? Maybe they can smell blood with them?

ZenGum · 08-08-2011, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Why does a shark need nostrils? Mouth, gills? Sure.

Nostrils? Maybe they can smell blood with them?

Absolutely.

Seriously, didn't you know?

They're really good at it too.

glatt · 08-09-2011, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Absolutely.

Seriously, didn't you know?

They're really good at it too.

I knew they could "smell" blood, but had no idea how that works. I guess I'm not down with my fish anatomy. So do they have sinuses and stuff?

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