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How do toothed whales produce echolocating sounds?

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As the lips vibrate, the sound is transmitted via the whale's 'melon' – fatty tissue that makes up its forehead. This tissue has the same acoustic properties as water. ... Toothed whales can direct sound by bouncing it off air sacs in their nose and possibly by using face muscles to alter the shape of the melon.

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