Whale sonar. Artwork illustrating the sonar mechanism used by whales to detect their prey (such as squid, far right). Toothed whales, such as this Bla

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Whale sonar. Artwork illustrating the sonar mechanism used by whales to detect their prey (such as squid, far right). Toothed whales, such as this Blainville's beaked whale, produce a variety of sounds by moving air between air-spaces or sinuses in the head. Sounds are reflected back from objects. These echoes are thought to be received by an oil-filled channel in the lower jaw, and conducted to the whale's middle ear.

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Size: 5138px × 3446px
Photo credit: © MIKKEL JUUL JENSEN / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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