A team of researchers captured strange clicking noises from the rig shark, a small species that lives off the coast of New Zealand. “To the best of our knowledge, this study would be the first to show ...

Researchers in New Zealand found that a small species of shark makes noises with their teeth when touched by humans — and now researchers want to look further into how and why sharks make this noise.

The clicking behaviour has been described in the new study as the first documented case of a shark deliberately making sound ...

In the study, researchers detail evidence of the rig shark – a small species found off the coast of New Zealand – making clicking sounds when approached by scientists and handled underwater.

Have you ever wondered what sound a shark makes? Scientists at the University of Auckland in New Zealand believe they may ...

The first-ever sounds of sharks have been captured by researchers, according to a new study in the journal Royal Society Open Science.

But scientists at the University of Auckland in New Zealand recently recorded a rig shark, or Mustelus lenticulatus, making a sharp clicking sound, most likely by snapping its teeth together ...

Scientists suspect these small sharks produce these sounds in response to disturbance ... in tanks at the Leigh Marine Laboratory in New Zealand. “During this brief handling time, rigs were ...

Clicklike noises made by a small species of shark represent the first instance of a shark actively producing sound ...