Bottlenose-Dolphins

dolphin's echolocation/click

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what is echolocation?what is the click?

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the echolocation in a dolphin is a series of sound that are amplified by its melon.echolocation is the process by which dolphins locate objects and determine the shape and terrain of their enviroment.the sound waves travel through the water and will continue until the sound encounters an object.dolphins can also judge how far away is the object,by the amount of time its takes for the echo to return.

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the click is used to communicate among them.every dolphin have a different type of sound.