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When an animal uses sound to find food or navigate it's called echolocation, the sound bounces off surfaces around the dolphin. They hear where the sound has bounced off prey and follow the sound, hence allowing them to change direction quickly.

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A dolphin finds its way around underwater because it has a kind of built in ultrasound. From vibrations in the water the dolphin knows if it is close to an object.

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The body part that helps the dolphin steer through the water is the tail.

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A dolphin will often use echolocation to navigate through murky waters where they cannot see.

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Ecolocation

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It's body.

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they swim

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