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04-04-2017, 02:17 PM
Here's why dolphins slap octopuses into submission — and why it's dangerous
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For wild predators, catching, killing and eating prey can sometimes be a risky business (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.12014/full). We can see this on the African savannah, where a well-aimed kick from a zebra can spell trouble for a hungry lion.
But the same can also be true in the ocean, where some prey types are far from helpless seafood.
In particular, a large octopus can be a risky prey for predators to tackle. This is especially so for marine mammals, such as dolphins, which don't have hands to help them keep control of this clingy, eight-armed prey.
SEE ALSO: Terrifying video shows a pod of killer whales chasing a fishing boat (http://mashable.com/2015/09/15/killer-whales-orca-chase-boat/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Our new research (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.12405/full) highlights the development of complex behaviours that allow dolphins to eat octopus, thereby improving their ability to survive and reproduce. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/03/bottle**sedolphins-hunting-octopus/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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But the same can also be true in the ocean, where some prey types are far from helpless seafood.
In particular, a large octopus can be a risky prey for predators to tackle. This is especially so for marine mammals, such as dolphins, which don't have hands to help them keep control of this clingy, eight-armed prey.
SEE ALSO: Terrifying video shows a pod of killer whales chasing a fishing boat (http://mashable.com/2015/09/15/killer-whales-orca-chase-boat/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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