Whale vocalization
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whale-vocalization-161-16534328
title:
Whale vocalization
text:
Whales use a variety of sounds for communication and sensation. The mechanisms used to produce sound vary from one family of cetaceans to another. Marine mammals, including whales, dolphins, and porpoises, are much more dependent on sound than land mammals due to the limited effectiveness of other senses in water. Sight is less effective for marine mammals because of the way particulates in the ocean scatter light. Smell is also limited, as molecules diffuse more slowly in water than in air, whi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Sounds produced by whales
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_vocalization
date created:
2004-05-27T16:42:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T13:10:04Z
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