echolocators
Sound-based location finders
Echolocators are animals that navigate and hunt by emitting sounds and interpreting the returning echoes—most famously bats and dolphins.
The term also applies to devices or systems that use the same principle: sonar, certain radar applications.
Some blind humans have learned echolocation, clicking their tongues to map their surroundings.
Small, sharp-snouted mammals
- swiftletsSmall cave-dwelling birds
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- cave-dwellingLiving in rock chambers
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
Smart aquatic mammals
- whalesMassive marine mammals
- orcaLarge predatory dolphin
- belugaWhite Arctic cetacean
- porpoisesSmall toothed oceanic mammals
toothed · pods · marine · ocean · melon · biosonar · clicks · whistles
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- frequenciesOccurrence rates or wavelengths
- clicksBrief sharp sounds
- pulsesRhythmic throbs or edible legumes
- echoesReflected sound waves
reflection · attenuation · decibels · waveform · harmonics · bandwidth · broadband · time-delay
Scientific name for bats
- microbatsSmall echolocating flying mammals
- megabatsLarge fruit-eating chiropterans
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
- nocturnalActive during darkness
roosting · cave-dwelling · colony · hibernation · guano · vampire · fruit · pallid
Position relative to surroundings
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
- three-dimensionalHaving volume and depth
- pursuitAct of chasing something
Sound-based animal navigation
- pingBrief metallic tone
- transducerEnergy form converter
- hydrophoneSubmersible sound sensor
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
receiver · transmission · underwater · depth · range · target · beam · active
shrews
Small, sharp-snouted mammals
- swiftletsSmall cave-dwelling birds
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- cave-dwellingLiving in rock chambers
dolphins
Smart aquatic mammals
porpoises · toothed · pods · marine · ocean · melon · biosonar · clicks · whistles · intelligence
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- frequenciesOccurrence rates or wavelengths
- clicksBrief sharp sounds
- pulsesRhythmic throbs or edible legumes
echoes · reflection · attenuation · decibels · waveform · harmonics · bandwidth · broadband · time-delay · doppler
chiroptera
Scientific name for bats
- microbatsSmall echolocating flying mammals
- megabatsLarge fruit-eating chiropterans
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
nocturnal · roosting · cave-dwelling · colony · hibernation · guano · vampire · fruit · pallid · flying
orientation
Position relative to surroundings
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
- three-dimensionalHaving volume and depth
biosonar
Sound-based animal navigation
- pingBrief metallic tone
- transducerEnergy form converter
- hydrophoneSubmersible sound sensor
submarine · receiver · transmission · underwater · depth · range · target · beam · active · passive
echolocatorseagles
Large predatory birds
hawks · falcons · cats · infrared sensors · primates