Sharks stun sardine prey with tail-slaps




Thresher sharks hunt schooling sardines in the waters off a small coral island in the Philippines by rapidly slapping their tails hard enough to stun or kill several of the smaller fish at once, according to research published July 10 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Simon Oliver of the Thresher Shark Research and Conservation Project, and colleagues from other institutions.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/plo...

Miércoles, 10 de Julio 2013
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