29/08/2026
OCEAN MYTHS 🔎🌊
Can sharks really smell a drop of blood from miles away?
It’s one of the ocean’s most famous myths: a single drop of blood enters the water, and somewhere miles away, a shark detects it.
The science tells a different story.
Sharks have an extraordinary sense of smell—but there is no universal distance from which they can detect blood. Scent moves with ocean currents, and smell is only one part of the remarkable sensory toolkit sharks use to experience their underwater world.
The truth is less supernatural—but far more fascinating.
Swipe to separate myth from fact.
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