Page 113 - (DK) Super Shark Encyclopedia: And Other Creatures of the Deep
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“Krill can flash


                                                                           like little



                                                                 headlights to


                                                              confuse predators                          ”




























































                                                                                                   FEEDING SWARM
                                                                                                   Every day billions of krill move
                                                                                                   up from the depths to feed on
                                                                                                   algae growing on the underside       LIFE STORIES
                                                                                                   of the ice sheets. The huge
                                                                                                   swarms cause a feeding frenzy
                                                                                                   among fish and birds waiting
                                                                                                   near the surface.
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