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How does echo location work?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 11/16/2022

Echo location is when a whale or a bat screeches or moans and if another sound comes back something is coming towards it or if the same sound bounces back something is in its way.

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∙ 15y ago

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Why do dolphins echo location work?

so you understand

How does poor eyesight work for bats?

It doesn't, that is why they use echo location.

What is the difference between sonar and echo location?

Sonar location is in the water and echo location is in the air.

Which animal uses echo location?

Bats use echo location, they track down sounds of prey by their sound waves.

How do echo location work?

They send out sound waves and it goes and bounces off their prey and then they can find it.

What is another word for echo location?

echo sounding, localization

How do whales use echo location?

They don't.

What sound do bats do when hunting?

"Echo-Location" .

What kinds of waves do bats send out to find food?

A bat uses echo location to see where it is going, a bat can see through its eyes, but it uses echo location.

What animal uses echo location to hear?

a bat does

How do bats catch their food with there ears?

Echo-location.

What helps bat see in the dark?

echo location is where you can hear from faraway in a certain location