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Whales In Pictures and In Words

<< 3/12 < > Toothed whales (also known as odontocetes) have developed a special sense called echolocation that allows them to navigate and hunt in turbid-water and at depths where no light penetrates. Water transmits sound extremely efficiently. Toothed whales have developed the capability of emitting sounds that travel from their melons (or foreheads) and reflect off objects. Like bats, odontocetes use this echolocation process to gather information in order to “see” the world around them.

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