CADET QUEST- ECHOLOCATION- A CETATCEANS’S NECESSITY

                                 ECHOLOCATION- A CETACEAN’S NECESSITY

Dolphins, porpoises, and whales use biosonar to locate or check out their environment for the same reasons submarines use sonar! It’s like being in a pitch-dark room with one small flashlight. The light shines here and there focusing on only what it sees- biosonar does the same for these awesome underwater mammals!

 Check out the article to read how it works and where the echolocation comes from inside the animal. You will never look at a dolphin, porpoise, or whale again without marveling at it!