Durophagy
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Durophagy is the eating behavior of animals that consume hard-shelled or exoskeleton-bearing organisms, such as corals, shelled mollusks, or crabs. It is mostly used to describe fish, but is also used
Jaws and teeth of Rhinoptera bonasus (cownose ray)
This Piaractus brachypomus skull exhibits the durophagous dentition that enables it to crack hard nut shells, instead of animal prey.
Starling Feeding Offspring
Giant panda
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The giant panda, also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. I
Durophagy
…categories of durophagy; bonecrackers and bamboo eaters. Bonecrackers are exemplified by hyenas and borophagines, while bamboo eaters are primarily the giant panda and the red panda. Both have developed similar cranial morphology. However, the mandible morphology reveals more about their dietary resources. Both…
Grosser Panda
The Qinling panda has a light brown-and-white pattern.
The skull of a giant panda at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Close-up of giant panda at ZooParc in Beauval, France