"At first we had no idea what it was because sharks were not supposed to make any sounds." Scientists had always thought that sharks were silent — until now. Researchers studying the rig sharks of New Zealand recently observed and recorded history's first known instances of sharks actively producing sounds.

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Researchers in New Zealand have made what they believe is the first recording of a shark actively making noise.