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Swell sharks hunt at night for bony fish, molluscs, and crustaceans. [2] [3] They will eat prey that is dead or alive. [3] They feed either by sucking prey into their mouth or by waiting motionless on the sea floor with their mouth open, waiting to encounter prey. [2] [4] Swell sharks have also been known to look for food in lobster traps. [2]
These sluggish, bottom-dwelling sharks are found widely in the tropical and temperate coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They have stocky, spindle-shaped bodies and short, broad, and flattened heads. The mouth is capacious, containing many small teeth and lacking furrows at the corners.
Other common names for this species include flopguts (a reference to its ability to inflate), [4] Isabell's swell shark, nutcracker shark, rock shark, sleepy Joe, and spotted swellshark. [5] This species is almost identical to the draughtsboard shark ( C. isabellum ) of New Zealand ; the two species differ in coloration and the form of their ...
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California sea lions feed on a number of species of fish and squid, and are preyed on by orcas and great white sharks. California sea lions have a polygynous breeding pattern. From May to August, males establish territories and try to attract females with which to mate. Females are free to move in between territories, and are not coerced by males.
The largest sea lions are Steller's sea lions, which can weigh 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) and grow to a length of 3.0 m (10 ft). Sea lions consume large quantities of food at a time and are known to eat about 5–8% of their body weight (about 6.8–15.9 kg (15–35 lb)) at a single feeding.
At around 600 miles wide and up to 6,000 meters (nearly four miles) deep, the Drake is objectively a vast body of water. To us, that is. To the planet as a whole, less so.
She swims regularly in the area and often encounters sea lions, but something seemed different this time. “I actually thought the sea lion was tangled in something,” Bryant wrote in a Nov. 16 ...