Were you aware that sharks are soundless creatures? Whales have whale songs, but sharks are silent, bearing no distinct sonic hallmark. They'll stalk their prey and wolf them down without comment. They're ruthless and efficient. But a team of marine biologists in New Zealand are challenging that assumption. In a new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the researchers report that they've recorded the first ever instance of a shark actively producing a sound, in the form of sharp, abrupt clicks. The sharks that produced the noise were rig sharks, a species which are common to the […]