How Electric Fish Tune Out Their Own Signals

Imagine trying to listen for a whisper while making a loud noise yourself. An African elephantnose fish faces a similar problem underwater. It sends out small electric pulses to explore its surroundings, but those pulses could drown out the faint signals it needs to detect food and other fish. The fish has sensors in its [β¦]
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