Abstract

The star-nosed mole sniffs for prey underwater by rapidly blowing a bubble, then sucking it back in before the bubble detaches from the nose. Experiments show how the bizarre shape of the mole's nose might contribute to stabilizing bubbles during the sniff, enabling this behavior.

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