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The mammal that can smell underwater

Moles blow bubbles to capture underwater scents.

Star-nosed moles have already snuffled their way into the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's fastest eaters. Now the tiny animals — balls of grey-black fur with claws and a flowery pink nose — have set another record: the first mammals to be caught sniffing out their prey underwater.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on December 20, 2006 06:30 PM |

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