. Brimleyana. Zoology; Ecology; Natural history. Fig. 6. Lip curl or flash. Upper lip is turned upward, revealing light underlying tissue; gills flared. forward and bite the intruder. Seventy percent of the bites were at the base of the tail (Fig. 7), but some were just behind the foreleg. The bite caused a circular wound of numerous lacerations, which usually left a gray-white scar. Contact was fast and brief, and no attacking animal was observed to hold onto its victim. A second or third bite was some- times delivered as the intruder moved away. At no time was an intruder seen to defend itse
. Brimleyana. Zoology; Ecology; Natural history. Fig. 6. Lip curl or flash. Upper lip is turned upward, revealing light underlying tissue; gills flared. forward and bite the intruder. Seventy percent of the bites were at the base of the tail (Fig. 7), but some were just behind the foreleg. The bite caused a circular wound of numerous lacerations, which usually left a gray-white scar. Contact was fast and brief, and no attacking animal was observed to hold onto its victim. A second or third bite was some- times delivered as the intruder moved away. At no time was an intruder seen to defend itself. Occasionally an intruder would move unnoticed to a retreat open- ing. If the intruder placed its head in or near the opening, the resident animal would instantly bite the intruder's snout. Bites of this type were similar to those previously described. The bite would include the area. Fig. 7. Attack, with biting at base of tail of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original North Carolina State Museum of Natural History. [Raleigh, NC : North Carolina State Museum of Natural History]
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