Dolphin Uses Sea Sponge as a Clever Trap to Catch Fish on the Reef

Dolphin Uses Sea Sponge as a Clever Trap to Catch Fish on the Reef

In late pregnancy, a dolphin must eat around 10 kg of fish daily. Local dolphins have been observed carrying sea sponges, once thought to protect their snouts while foraging on the seabed. New evidence reveals a far more complex purpose: the sponge is carefully and deliberately placed as a trap in tiny isolated reef areas known as bommies, making it one of the most sophisticated examples of trap-making in the animal kingdom.
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This is one of the most complex examples of trap-making in the animal kingdom. In late pregnancy, she should eat 10 kg of fish per day. But experience taught her that there are possibilities here. Tiny, isolated areas of reef known as "bommies." At the first sign of danger, the fish hides in a safe place. Local dolphins have been seen with sea sponges. It was previously thought that they protect their snouts while searching for food on the bottom. Only now do we know that the reason is much more complex. And carefully, deliberately, places it in the right place. enough away for the fish to relax

discover that their hideout is covered in a sea sponge. This is one of the most complex examples of trap-making in the animal kingdom. A cultural tradition that gives these dolphins an advantage in this competitive world.

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