Video: Whitespotted eagle ray makes crunching sound when eating shells

Video: What a crunch! Scientists record the ‘shell-crushing’ sounds of a ray chomping on shellfish to access the prey’s soft tissues for the first time

This video shows a whitespotted eagle ray breaking apart hard shells, creating a loud crunching sound. The large marine predator breaks apart the shell using robust claws or fortified jaws to access the prey’s soft…

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