Listen to the Fishes (AUDIO)

Washington University in St. Louis

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Amplified electric pulses were recorded at Biroudou Creek in southeastern Gabon. Each click represents a single electric-organ discharge, which is about one millisecond long. Several fish can be heard in this recording. A fish's signal becomes louder when it moves closer to the electrode picking up the discharges.

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Bruce Carlson

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