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News of the Day: Talking Shrimp

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Scientists have recently discovered that the California mantis shrimp can talk. Well, it’s not the same as human speech, but it is audible communication. Researchers studying sounds on the ocean floor had long suspected that burrow-dwelling creatures made noise, and they decided to spy on a group of shrimp by dropping recording devices into their habitat. What they heard was fascinating. The California mantis shrimp not only made noise, but each individual seemed to have its own unique voice. Part of the "News of the Day" series.

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Runtime: 1 minutes 56 seconds

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News of the Day
Episode 1
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Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Episode 2
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News of the Day
Episode 6
1 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12