For the first time, sharks have been recorded making sounds, breaking with the fish's long held reputation as a silent hunter.

A small shark species has been recorded making clicking sounds, challenging the long-held belief that sharks are silent hunters.

Science | NPR What does the shark say? Click, click, click Scientists in New Zealand believe they may have the first-ever recording of a shark making noise.

Nieder said the noise it makes sounds a bit like a spark of electricity or a click, click, click. Nieder's research had previously focused on how sharks hear, rather than their sound production.