The toothy visage of a moray eel is a fearsome sight. The discovery that morays can thrust a second pair of jaws out from their throat to wolf down prey whole increases their predatory reputation still further.
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Westneat, M. Twice bitten. Nature 449, 33–34 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/449033b
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