echolocation

• We can't even begin to guess what it's like to have echolocation, to perceive the world in a totally different way. —  AnalogSFF,January-February2007
• Although echolocation has been suggested as a reason for the high encephalization level in odontocetes, it should be noted that not all aquatic mammals echolocate and echolocating terrestrial mammals (e.g., bats) are not particularly highly encephalized. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
• It has long been known that whales use echolocation - emitting sounds that bounce back after hitting objects - to find food and navigate. —  News24
• It was the first time that the process had been directly observed during echolocation, according to the study, published in the British journal Biology Letters. —  News24
• They use echolocation (bouncing sound off objects to determine their location) to hunt and a series of high-pitched clicks to stun prey. —  AroundTheCapitol.com

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