Effects of noise on marine life: Study finds that turtles are among animals vulnerable to hearing loss
New research shows turtles can experience temporary hearing loss from an excess of underwater noise. This phenomenon, previously noted in other marine animals such as dolphins and fish, was not widely understood for reptiles and underscores another potential risk for aquatic turtles. This high volume of sound, referred to as underwater noise pollution, can be […]
Great White Is Missing ‘Unusual’ Amount Of Teeth: ‘Anyone Know A Good Dentist?’
If there’s a dentist out there willing to treat an apex predator underwater, have we got a gig for you. A recent cage-diving expedition around Mexico’s Guadalupe Island revealed a great white shark with a crazy amount of teeth missing. (See the photo below.) Now, great whites often lose teeth when they hunt, but replacements […]