Author: Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute

Scientists have discovered evidence for a new form of collective sensing that appears to allow elephantnose fish to expand their perceptual reachNEW YORK, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — It would be a game-changer if all members of a basketball team could see each other’s eyes in addition to their own. A research duo in Columbia’s The Zuckerman Institute found evidence that this type of collective sensing occurs in a close group of African weakly electric fish, also known as elephantnose fish. This instantaneous sharing of sensory intelligence can help fish find food, friends and enemies. A weakly electric fish like…