Sharks apparently don't mind jazz music

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Turns out you can train a shark to like jazz.

Researchers at Australia's Macquarie University have shown that the animal has a more discerning taste in music than you'd anticipate.

The study, published in Animal Cognition, shows that baby Port Jackson sharks can learn to associate music with food. If played jazz, the sharks would swim over to a feeding station to receive their delicious reward.

"Sound is really important for aquatic animals, it travels well under water and fish use it to find food, hiding places and even to communicate," Catarina Vila-Pouca, the study's lead author, said in a statement online. Read more...

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