Sharks Found to Produce Sounds in Groundbreaking Discovery

A Shark Breaks Its Silence With Some Clicking Sounds

Dolphins whistle. Whales sing. Fish croak, chirp, grunt, hum and growl. But in the chatter of the sea, one voice has been missing — until now.

Listen to the eerie audio that reveals what sharks SOUND like

LISTEN to this eerie audio, which is the first-ever recording of noises made by sharks. Scientists were astounded when they realised they had captured sounds coming directly from the famously “silent” creatures. AlamyIt’s been proven that reef sharks make noises when they are handled[/caption] AlamyTen of the small sharks were studied in a tank fitted with underwater microphones[/caption] Eric ParmentierThe running theory is that the sharks snap…

Sharks Aren’t Silent After All. This One Clicks Like a Castanet

This is the first evidence of sound production in a shark.

Scientists Record Sharks Making Sounds Intentionally for the First Time

Mustelus lenticulatus or rig shark that intentionally produces clicking sound. Credit: Arnim Littek / CC BY 4.0 For the first time, scientists have recorded a type of shark making clicking sounds, surprising researchers and raising new questions about shark behavior. Marine scientists from several countries discovered this phenomenon while studying young rig sharks, also known as spotted estuary smoothhounds. The tests were done in a large tank …

Researchers have managed to record the sounds produced by a shark of the species Mustelus lenticulatus for the first time, contradicting the previous belief that these fish cannot emit noises. A unique mechanism for producing soundsThe research team led by Dr. Carolin Nieder from the University of Auckland made this discovery during behavioral experiments. The sounds, similar to discrete pops or explosions, are generated by the clash of the shar…

Listen to the First Known Recording of Shark Sounds, a 'Weird' Audio Clip Captured at a Marine Lab in New Zealand

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