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It possesses a distinctive protuberance at the front of its head which houses an echolocation organ called the melon, which in this species is large and deformable. The beluga's body size is between that of a dolphin and a true whale, with males growing up to 5.5 m (18 ft) long and weighing up to 1,600 kg (3,530 lb). This whale has a stocky body.
The bisected head of a dolphin: The melon is just above the upper jaw. Three-dimensional models of various odontocete melons based on CT scans. The melon is a mass of adipose tissue found in the foreheads of all toothed whales. [1] [2] It focuses and modulates the animal's vocalizations and acts as a sound lens.
Like a dolphin, it appears to wear a permanent smile due to its jaw structure. [3] The "melon" of the whale, the bump on top of its head, contains its organ for echolocation. [35] [36] This means the whale can use sound waves to locate potential sources of food, which is helpful in the deep sea, where there is no sunlight. This deep diving with ...
The species is popular among aquarium keepers where it is known as the hump-head cichlid, blue dolphin cichlid, Malawi dolphin or simply as moorii. It is currently the only known member of its genus. [2] The specific name honours the English cytologist and biologist John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870-1947). [3]
Unlike some other dolphin species, the Atlantic humpback dolphin swims in relatively shallow waters, less than 30 meters in depth. This proclivity for shallow waters means that the dolphins should ...
During the Vintners Surf Classica in Jongensfontein, South Africa on August 15th, 2014, a pod of dolphins thought it would be fun to knock a standup paddleboarder right off his board! The wild ...
Dolphin super pod off California (AP) Carmel Bay is considered a haven for marine life with its nutrient-rich waters supporting rockfish, leopard sharks, bottlenose dolphins, and sea lions. The ...
A common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the clade Odontoceti (toothed whale).Dolphins belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the brackish dolphins), and possibly extinct Lipotidae (baiji or Chinese river dolphin).