Jessica Pita has been scuba diving for several months, and is obsessed with the incredible sounds of marine life that she is unable to see. Photograph: Chris Scarffe/The Guardian
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Jessica Pita has been scuba diving for several months, and is obsessed with the incredible sounds of marine life that she is unable to see. Photograph: Chris Scarffe/The Guardian
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Jessica Pita
Mon 22 Jul 2024 06.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 22 Jul 2024 06.37 EDT
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I went on my first dive in Mozambique and as I was descending, I could hear this weird chirruping noise. As we got closer to the reef, it got louder and louder. It was so weird and different from any other sound I’ve heard. Other scuba divers call it the “crackling” of the coral reef. That’s what I was hearing: the actual coral. I could hear the whole reef, being alive – and it sounded absolutely amazing, like its [...]