"At first we had no idea what it was because sharks were not supposed to make any sounds; I remember coming home and thinking how weird those sounds were."
"We gathered ten juvenile rig sharks, placing them into tanks equipped with microphones. All of them emitted high-frequency clicks."
Marine biologists in New Zealand have discovered that rig sharks, commonly mistaken as silent predators, can actively produce sounds in the form of sharp clicks. This groundbreaking finding occurred during a study on their hearing, led by Carolin Nieder. By placing juvenile rig sharks in controlled environments with microphones, researchers confirmed that the sharks emitted high-frequency clicks while moving. This discovery may change our understanding of shark communication and behavior, as they utilize their specialized teeth to create these sounds without a vocal organ.
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