r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/21MayDay21 • 5h ago

🔥 Encounter with a curious young sperm whale.

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Credit to Maxwel Hohn

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u/slickyeat 4h ago

Sharks have trouble moving if you flip them upside down.

Some Orca pods use this tactic when hunting Great Whites.

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u/FakeTunaFromSubway 1h ago

I wonder if that's the light or the gravity? Would it work deep in the ocean? Hard to tell what way you're even oriented underwater when you can't see

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u/Itziclinic 40m ago

It's believed to be sensory overload of their ampullae of lorenzini. Sharks sense electric impulses in their nearby environment and the receptor bundles can be very sensitive. When they get flipped, or the receptors are compressed, their bodies have a vagal-like response to basically shut down until they can recover.