#  A better understanding of the evolution and morphology of sucking 

 





August 28, 2018

 

 

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Research led by Faculty-Curator Emeritus Alfred "Fuzz" Crompton offers insight into the evolution and morphology of sucking and suggests that monotremes, such as the echidna, lost the ability to suck as their mouths adapted to eat hard-shelled prey. The research was featured in *[Science](http://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6399/213).* 

 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Mammalogy ](/news/mammalogy)