Some Australian dolphins hunt with a sponge on their beak, like a clown nose


By AGENCY

A bottlenose dolphin wearing a marine sponge on its nose to forage swims in Shark Bay, Australia. — MEREDITH MACQUEENEY/Shark Bay Dolphin Research Project/AP

Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor.

They hunt with a sponge on their beak, like a clown nose.

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