Funfacts
Humans Can Echolocate Too
Some blind people have learned to echolocate by making clicking sounds with their tongues and listening to the echoes.
Bats Avoid Self-Deafening
Bats produce extremely loud calls (up to 140 decibels) but temporarily "turn off" their hearing while emitting these sounds.
Dolphins Hunt Together
Dolphins often use echolocation to work as a team, surrounding schools of fish and trapping them for an easy meal.
Dolphins Can Detect Pregnancy
Dolphins' echolocation is so detailed that they can sense the heartbeat or the presence of a baby inside a pregnant human or another animal.
Bats' Echolocation is Faster Than a Blink
Bats process echoes in less than a millisecond, allowing them to react instantly to moving prey or obstacles.
Bats Hunt Underwater Too
Some bats can echolocate over water to detect ripples made by fish and scoop them up with their claws, blending sonar and precision hunting.