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HUNGRY VACUUM
A nurse shark is not as ferocious as many
biting sharks, but it has the right equipment
to be a champion sucker. It has a small
mouth that faces forward rather than
downward. When it spots something, it
lowers its head toward the prey. Then, in
the blink of an eye, it drops its bottom jaw
and purses its strong lips to form a round
tube. With a sudden, sharp gulp, the prey
is sucked up into the mouth.
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