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The tuna that ate a seagull, and other bird swallowing marine megafauna

Posted on April 26, 2016April 28, 2016 By Michelle Jewell 2 Comments on The tuna that ate a seagull, and other bird swallowing marine megafauna
The tuna that ate a seagull, and other bird swallowing marine megafauna
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Once again, the internet is in a fervour over a rarely documented, but pretty common, animal interaction.  The video below shows fishermen at a pier in L’Escala, Spain tossing small fish to a tuna.  A nearby seagull went for the same fish and was ingested by the tuna, much to everyone’s surprise.  Naturally, the tuna spat out … Read More “The tuna that ate a seagull, and other bird swallowing marine megafauna” »

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