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As its upper body continues to flatten and its lower body slims down and lengthens, the beast spends more time nearer to the surface of the water, gulping up small fish, shrimp, and krill. However, it has not lost its taste for larger prey. Its sensitive tendrils detect the small waves caused by the feet of swimming seabirds, and the beast will frequently leap out of the water in order to catch these animals as they take off to escape.