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Sharks aren’t silent after all
A species of houndshark called Mustelus lenticulatus makes sharp clicking noises when handled. Until now, sharks as a group ...
A small international team of marine biologists has observed the first known instance of a shark intentionally making sounds.
The spotted estuary smoothhound, or “rig shark”, a modest little shark with mosaic teeth and a fondness for crustaceans, ...
For the first time, sharks have been recorded making sounds, breaking with the fish's long held reputation as a silent hunter ...
Researchers in New Zealand have made what they believe is the first recording of a shark actively making noise.
In the murky depths of the ocean, one predator has a trait that exacerbates the dread it inspires as it slides through the ...
Oceanic researchers proved that “Jaws” isn’t the silent killer it’s depicted as after recording shark noises for the first ...
"At first we had no idea what it was because sharks were not supposed to make any sounds." Scientists had always thought that ...
Researchers in New Zealand found that a small species of shark makes noises with their teeth when touched by humans ...
Researchers detected short clicking noises from rig sharks during handling in the lab, though they're not sure why or how the sound is produced ...
Some great hammerhead sharks stay near Andros Island, revealing new insights into behavior and conservation of this ...
All through history ... accidentally while she was conducting behavioral experiments on several shark species as a Ph.D. student at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.