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Sharks can hear sounds nearly 250 feet away and find the source

Sound travels through the ocean carrying clues about potential prey, predators and other animals, giving sharks an important way to detect what they cannot yet see. But exactly how far a free-swimming shark can hear a sound—and whether it can determine where that sound is coming from—has remained largely unknown.

Sharks can hear sounds nearly 250 feet away and find the source

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