Crunch! Underwater acoustics expose 'shell-crushing' sounds in a large marine predator

ScienceDaily
Jan 28, 2021, 9:12 am116 pts
'Shell-crushing,' an explosive sound, occurs when marine animals crack open hard shells like clams to eat the edible tissue. There hasn't been any data to support this feeding noise, until now. A study is first to quantify these sounds using underwater acoustics in a marine animal in a controlled setting.…

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