Blacktip sharks can hear sounds nearly 250 feet away and pinpoint the source

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1. Wed, 7 October 2026

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   • Index.hr (Croatia)05:09first to report
     Znanstvenici otkrili koliko dobro morski psi čuju. Reagiraju na zvuk s 74 metra

     NOVA studija dokazala je da crnovrhi morski psi mogu čuti zvukove s udaljenosti do 74 metra. Istraživanje provedeno uz obalu Floride pokazalo je da reagiraju na zvukove izvan bliskog polja.

   • Times of India21:25
     Blacktip sharks can hear sounds nearly 250 feet away and pinpoint the source

     A team of researchers from Florida Atlantic University discovered that wild blacktip sharks possess the ability to detect low-frequency sounds from considerable distances. This groundbreaking study sheds light on how these sharks navigate their aquatic environments, as they exhibited keen directional hearing by making sharp turns in response to sound sources.