The leader of the vomit-eaters is the common housefly. The fly tastes with its feet, vomits on the food, and then laps up the vomit and food
Whale of an appetite
Whale of an appetite Scientists say that a group of Alaskan killer
whales has recently started eating the region's sea otters,
possibly contributing to an overall change in the coastal ecology
of the region. Some colonies of sea otters in the area have been
almost wiped out, and the total sea otter population of the area
has recently declined sharply. As a result, the population of sea
urchins, which the otters usually keep controlled, has exploded and
is negatively affecting kelp beds. The kelp beds are the base of
the coastal food web. 24 OCTOBER 1998, P. 25
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