Assertion: platypus | /r/CapableOf | locate its prey
Facets:
value: by detecting their body electricity
type: MANNER
value: in part
type: OTHER
value: by touch
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The platypus is one of the few mammals known to have a sense of electroception: it locates its prey in part by detecting their body electricity.
text: The finding suggests that, in addition to electroreceptors in their bills, platypuses also rely on chemical cues when navigating and locating prey underwater.
text: Until recently, it was thought that the platypus only located its prey by touch, but it now appears that the platypus’s bill is also electroreceptive, allowing the animal to detect muscle activity in prey animals.
text: The Platypus is one of the few mammals known to have a sense of electroreception: it locates its prey in part by detecting body electricity.
text: The Platypus is the only mammal that has a sense of electroception: it locates its prey in part by detecting their body electricity.