Busting the Myth of Silent Sharks: Hear the Growls We Never Knew Existed
Think of a shark. What comes to mind? Sleek, powerful predators gliding silently through the water, perhaps accompanied only by the Jaws theme in your head. For decades, scientists largely agreed—sharks, lacking the vocal cords of mammals or the syrinx of birds, were essentially silent creatures, communicating through body language, electroreception, and smell. But as…