Ray tails have long been mysterious. Scientists may have finally discovered their function
Tails aren’t just animal accessories, they usually carry specific functions, but when it comes to rays, their function has ...
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Cownose ray uses its tail as a fine-tuned antenna, new study finds
The lateral line, they found, ran the length of the ray's body and was also connected to the ray's skin. The finding strongly suggests the tail is a sensory organ. The researchers suggest that it ...
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Scientists Finally Make Heads of Giant Stingray Tails
3-D scans of the tail of the cownose ray revealed holes that were linked to the fish’s lateral line canal, a system of sensory organs found in fish and amphibians.CreditCredit...Chaumel and ...