Why Marine Mammals Suck

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You might think the way mammals eat is pretty simple: They open their mouths and bite the thing they want to eat. But for some marine mammals, feeding strategies can include suction or vortices!

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Sources:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0086710
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/208/19/3721/15850/Feeding-kinematics-of-Kogia-and-Tursiops
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5360926/

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