What Is Echolocation And Which Animals Use It
By: EjazUlHaqBhat
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Echolocation is a technique used by many animals to navigate, hunt, and avoid obstacles by emitting sounds and listening to the echoes
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Echolocation works similarly to how human-made submarines use sonar to navigate in the ocean
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Animals use echolocation in different ways depending on their environment and the type of sounds they emit
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Bats emit high-frequency sound pulses through their nose or mouth and listen to the echo to determine the size, shape, and texture of objects
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Dolphins and toothed whales produce a variety of sounds by moving air between air-spaces or sinuses in their head
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They use echolocation to navigate underwater and locate food. Shrews and some birds also use echolocation
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Whales emit low frequencies, while bats emit high frequencies. Sound travels five times faster in water than in air
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Bats adapt their echolocation patterns to the amount of acoustic "clutter" in their environment
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