Fish Recorded Singing Dawn Chorus on Reefs Just Like Birds
At first thought, the ocean might seem like a quiet place. But if you listen carefully, you might hear the sounds of a fish choir. Much of this underwater music comes from soloist fish, repeating the same calls over and over. But when the calls of various fish overlap, they form a beautiful chorus. Robert McCauley and colleagues at Curtin University in Perth, Australia, recorded vocal fish in the coastal waters off Port Hedland in Western Australia over 18 months, and recognized seven distinct fish choruses, happening at dawn and dusk. You can listen to three of them here:...
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