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Human ancestor 'had sixth sense'
人类祖先曾有第六感

It's likely that our ancestors could detect weak electrical fields much in the same way that sharks, paddlefishes and certain other aquatic vertebrates still do today. [Agencies]

Humans are descended from ancestors possessing a sixth sense to detect electrical fields in water to find prey and communicate, U.S. scientists say, UPI reported.

据合众社报道，美国科学家表示，人类的祖先曾有第六感，能够感知水中的电场，从而进行捕猎和交流。

This ancestor was probably a predatory marine fish with good eyesight, jaws and teeth, and a lateral line system for detecting water movements, visible as a stripe along the flank of most current fish such as sharks that have such a sixth sense.

(China.org.cn October 15, 2011)

这种祖先很可能是一种捕食性海洋鱼类，拥有出众的视力、双颚和牙齿。其用于感知水流变化的侧线系统看起来就是体侧的一条纹路，如今包括鲨鱼在内的大多鱼类都有，起到第六感的功能。