Giant octopus suffocates foolhardy dolphin that tried to eat it - New Scientist

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New Scientist​

Giant octopus suffocates foolhardy dolphin that tried to eat it
New Scientist
A post-mortem examination revealed one octopus tentacle extending down the dolphin's oesophagus, and the other seven stuck in the back of its throat. The tentacle suckers were gripping the throat walls and had blocked off the airway, causing the ...


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The Sun​

Octopus gets last laugh as it suffocates unfortunate dolphin that tried to swallow it whole
The Sun
The Indo-Pacific mammal – known as Gilligan to marine biologists in the area – was found dead on a beach near Perth in Australia in 2015. A harrowing picture shows octopus arms hanging out of the side of its mouth. But scientists have only released ...


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Seeker​

Death by Octopus Is a Grisly Dietary Hazard for Dolphins
Seeker
But as scientists packed the dolphin's carcass in ice and transported it for an autopsy at Murdoch University, one telltale clue pointed to a likely cause of Gilligan's demise: octopus tentacles protruding from his mouth. The octopus in question was a ...


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Live Science​

Death by Octopus: This Dolphin Bit Off More Than He Could Chew
Live Science
A dolphin named Gilligan might have bitten off more than he could chew when gulping down an octopus. The corpse of the dolphin, with the dead cephalopod's sucker-lined arms hanging out of its mouth, washed up on Stratham Beach in Western Australia ...


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