Shark Discoveries

Shark sounds!

Clicking Rig sharks (March 26, 2025, Smithsonian)

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

Sharks who live in sponges! (New York Times - Sept. 4, 2023)

“When SpongeBob Lives in a Pineapple. These Sharks Live in Sponges. Researchers were not engaged in nautical nonsense when they discovered that a small shark species inhabits the absorbent and porous animals. extend their eight arms into hidden nooks and crannies in search of a meal, they are not just feeling around in the dark for their food. They are tasting their prey, and with even more sensory sophistication than scientists had already imagined.