Fishermen Discover Unknown Sea Creature While Fishing in the East China Sea

How They Feed

Instead of capturing prey with their teeth, beaked whales suck it into their oral cavity. Suction is aided by the throat grooves, which stretch and expand to accommodate food. Their tongues can move very freely. By suddenly retracting the tongue and distending the gular (throat) floor, pressure immediately drops within the mouth, sucking the prey in with the water. There is on major reason not much is known about them, though…

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