News Animals Fish beware: Bottlenosed dolphins may be able to pick up your heartbeat The ability to detect faint electric signals could help the marine mammals snag prey Bottlenosed dolphins occasionally engage in “crater feeding,” sticking their snouts into sand on the seafloor to look for fish. Sensing faint electric fields that fish emit might help the dolphins target their prey. Shane Gross Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Saima S. Iqbal November 30, 2023 at 6:00 pm To snap up fish, bottlenosed dolphins may rely on more than just sharp sight and sonar detection.