A bigger nose, a bigger bang: Size matters for ecoholocating toothed whales
Friday, November 16, 2018 - 14:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new study sheds light on how toothed whales adapted their sonar abilities to occupy different environments. The study shows that as animals grew bigger, they were able to put more energy into their echolocation sounds -- but surprisingly, the sound energy increased much more than expected.