Biologgers on large sharks show rays wielding a shocking defense strategy in the wild

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - 11:07 in Biology & Nature

While more traditional defense methods like camouflage, venom and spines appear ineffective against large sharks and mammals, electric rays are sending out electric discharges to fend off sharks in dangerous waters, said Florida International University Institute of Environment researcher Yannis Papastamatiou. The findings were published in Ethology.

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