How Eavesdropping on Clicks and Squeaks Helps Monitor Endangered Dolphins

Learn how recording dolphin sounds allows scientists to monitor how they use their habitat and keep an eye on their populations.

By Elizabeth Gamillo
Aug 4, 2023 3:00 PM
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Freshwater dolphins are some of the most unique mammals on the planet. Like bats, the dolphins use echolocation to forage for prey in the cloudy waters of the Orinoco and Amazon River basins.

Now, researchers are using their clicks, buzzes and squeaks to monitor the species' movement within its habitat.


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