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8 unusual facts about Animal echolocation


Bat algorithm

The idealization of the echolocation of microbats can be summarized as follows: Each virtual bat flies randomly with a velocity v i at position (solution) x i with a varying frequency or wavelength and loudness A i.

Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove

However, Willy had under-developed echolocation skills and is unable to survive without his pod, thus making it unsuitable for rehabilitation.

Himalayan Swiftlet

What distinguishes many, but not all, swiftlet species from other swifts and indeed almost all other birds( the Oilbird being an exception) is their ability to use a simple but effective form of echolocation to navigate in through the darkness of the caves where they roost at night and breed.

Mariana Swiftlet

The swiftlets utter twittering and chirping sounds as well as the echolocation clicks used to navigate inside the nesting and roosting caves.

Mountain Swiftlet

Like other members of the genus this species is able to echolocate, a trait it uses to navigate itself in the caves it breeds in.

Mucuna holtonii

Bats are able to detect if the flowers have nectar using echolocation.

Northern elephant seal

Elephant seals do not have a developed a system of echolocation in the manner of cetaceans, but their vibrissae, which are sensitive to vibrations, are assumed to play a role in search of food.

Seychelles Swiftlet

A soft, twittering call is given in flight by feeding flocks and the birds also have a low-pitched, metallic clicking call used for echolocation in caves.



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