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Biology

Echolocation Mechanisms in Bats and Toothed Whales

Quick fact

Bats and toothed whales both echolocate, but they generate their sonar signals in completely different ways: bats emit high-frequency calls from their larynx or tongue, while toothed whales produce clicks by forcing air through nasal structures—yet both achieve a remarkably similar 'sound picture' of their world.

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Picture a bat swooping through a pitch-dark cave and a dolphin hunting in murky ocean water—both moving with impossible precision. How do they 'see' with sound?