Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Process in a dolphin echolocation: in green the sounds generated by the dolphin, in red from the fish. Idealized dolphin head showing the regions involved in sound production. This image was redrawn from Cranford (2000). Odontocetes produce rapid bursts of high-frequency clicks that are thought to be primarily for echolocation. Specialized ...
These types of dolphin use extremely high frequency signals for echolocation. Harbour porpoises emit sounds at two bands, one at 2 kHz and one above 110 kHz. The cochlea in these dolphins is specialised to accommodate extreme high frequency sounds and is extremely narrow at the base.
Spectrogram generated with Fatpigdog's PC based Real Time FFT Spectrum Analyzer. Whale vocalizations are the sounds made by whales to communicate . The word " song " is used in particular to describe the pattern of regular and predictable sounds made by some species of whales (notably the humpback and bowhead whales ) in a way that is ...
For those who can’t make it out, a free app “Dolphin Count” allows for real-time dolphin spotting. The network maps the data quarterly and shares it to the nonprofit’s website. To report a ...
Whale watchers got quite a show recently when one playful dolphin decided to show off for them in Monterey Bay, California. ABC News shared a clip on Sunday, March 24th of the whale watchers ...
The melon is structurally part of the nasal apparatus and comprises most of the mass tissue between the blowhole and the tip of the snout. The function of the melon is not completely understood, but scientists believe it is a bioacoustic component, providing a means of focusing sounds used in echolocation and creating a similarity between characteristics of its tissue and the surrounding water ...
The video, which shows the marine mammals skimming over the water and bursting out of the water high into the air, has already been viewed more than 8 million times.
A Pacific white-sided dolphin flips out of the water in the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary off California. These dolphins keep close company. [17] White-sided dolphins swim in groups of 10 to 100, and can often be seen bow-riding and doing somersaults. [6] [18] Members form a close-knit group and will often care for a sick or injured ...