Photo: Fish Steal Food From Rare Seals, Undersea Camera Shows

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Endangered Hawaiian monk seals face rivalry in their search for food, an underwater camera has revealed.

The rare mammals' clever technique for scouting out prey—overturning rocks on the seafloor with their heads—often attracts the attention of other fish, who then nab any food the seals find.

Photograph by Bill Curtsinger/NGS

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