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Why do swordfish have long bills?

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Answer: Slashing through fish schools

Slashing through fish schoolsCorrect! Swordfish slash their flat, sharp bills sideways through dense fish schools at high speed, stunning or killing multiple prey. The bill's shape reduces water resistance and allows rapid slicing movements. They then circle back to eat injured fish. It's a highly effective hunting weapon, not a spear!

Digging in ocean floorWrong. Swordfish are open-ocean predators hunting in water column, not bottom-feeders. The bill is for hunting fast-moving fish schools.

Sensing electric fieldsWrong. While some sharks sense electricity, swordfish bills are mechanical weapons for slashing prey, not sensory organs.

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