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Stories about: suction

How Do Sperm Whales Catch Squids? Squids have excellent eyesight, a keen sense of smell, and the ability to squirt jets of dark ink that mask their escape. But these skills provide little protection against toothed whales, like the sperm whale, which hunt them ruthlessly and easily. "The numbers of squid that are eaten by sperm whales far exceed thos... 28 June 2007 17:31 GMT How Did Biting Appear? The ferocious bites of a tiger or crocodile haunt our imagination. But the biting ability is an adaptation to life on land. The question is: when did biting evolve?A new study shows that ancient fish could have evolved in ancient bony fish.Bony fish predominantly catch their prey by suction, easy to see if you watch... 17 April 2007 04:07 GMT