Puffin returning to the nest on Skomer Island with sandeels
Question: Having caught a fish, how does the bird retain it while hunting for successive fishes? Answer: there are sharp bristles within its mouth on which it spears the fish as they are caught.
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Puffin returning to the nest on Skomer Island with sandeels
Question: Having caught a fish, how does the bird retain it while hunting for successive fishes? Answer: there are sharp bristles within its mouth on which it spears the fish as they are caught.
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