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VIDEO: Turn up the sound! Using the whitespotted eagle ray and underwater acoustic recorders, a study is the first to characterize how they consume hard-shelled mollusk prey like clams in a. view more
Credit: Florida Atlantic University s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Shell-crushing - exactly what it sounds like - is a predatory mode used by numerous marine life from crabs to octopuses to large fishes and mammals when they eat hard-shelled mollusks like clams, oysters and conchs. These predators have to break apart the shell using robust claws or fortified jaws to access the prey s soft tissues.
Despite its prevalence in the marine environment, this feeding behavior has remained elusive to study remotely, particularly for larger marine animals that destroy shells almost completely, leaving behind little trace. Moreover, because they are highly mobile, scientists have difficulty in directly observing their foraging habits, which is why the ecolog
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Members of the Drumline Battery of the University of Delaware Fightin Blue Hen Marching Band are shown in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2021. The Drumline represented UD and the state in the Presidential Escort after the swearing in of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States.
UD Drumline performs at Presidential Inauguration Article by Katy O Connell Photo by Connor Rydland January 18, 2021
UD one of only two civilian groups invited to participate in Presidential Escort
Editorâs note: Members of the UD Drumline were interviewed for the Jan. 19 edition of NBC Nightly News. The segment is now posted online. This story was originally published on Monday, Jan. 18 and updated with a new photograph on Jan. 20.
Editorial: Compensate athletes who bring bucks to campuses
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, pictured here in 2019, has introduced the ambitious College Athletes Bill of Rights, which would pave the way for basketball and football players to be compensated.Jose Luis Magana /Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
In no particular order, the most evergreen of sports topics for fans to debate are: whether all-time hits leader Pete Rose should be allowed into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame despite his banishment from the game for gambling; whether Michael Jordan or LeBron James is the greatest basketball player ever (the Editorial Board is fiercely split on this); and whether college athletes should be paid.
This Week in History: April 10-16, 2017
for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.”
Machiavelli
April 10
1790 – Captain Robert Gray is the first American to circumnavigate the globe. He repeats his trek in 1793. Gray died in 1806 at the age of 51.
1849 – Walter Hunt patents the safety pin. He sells the rights for $100. Hunt patents many inventions including the fountain pen, streetcar bell, street sweeper, and nail-making machine.
1865 – General Robert E. Lee issues his last order at Appomattox Court House, General Order #9, praising his soldiers and ordering them to return home.
1866 – The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh.
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