The Evolution of Whale Echolocation

Arguably the most powerful weapon the toothed whales have at their disposal is their ability to echolocate. This video seeks to findo out why and how they developed such a powerful and complicated mechanism for hunting down their prey.

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Wondering if you could do a dedicated video on the history of hearing, since different creatures have different ear bones etc and I'd be curious how things sounded to different creatures and how life's relationship to sound in general has evolved

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[terramater]

That’s so interesting! And communication is so important for whales, it’s interesting to see how it developed. Our team talked about how communication was key between sperm whales during the whaling period. They were actually able to outsmart the whalers, it’s so mind blowing!

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[OrochimaruFromKpw]

Thank you so much for this! I've had such a hard time finding info on how whales echolocate, all I ever get is "they make clicks" with no explanation of exactly HOW. This was very informative.

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[spindoctor]

A crude form or echo location can be taught to humans. There are some blind people with a bit of practice who are able to quite accurately describe the shape and distance of large obstacles. It seems to be a very natural way for us to gather information about our surroundings, especially if circumstances force us into situations where optical information is harder to get such as at night or under water. It is not surprising that evolution uses it as a primary sense in different mammals separated by millions of years from their last common ancestor.

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[ButterBallTheOpossum]

It would be awesome if you did a video on the evolution of the Woodlouse (rollypolly).

They are so common that people dont give them a second thought but they are fascinating creatures. They are crustaceans which is interesting because you don't think of crustaceans as something that you can find under every rock, leaf and log. They even turn bright red like a lobster when cooked lol

[TheKosstImogen]

How did you know I was thinking about this YESTERDAY?! Specifically it was humpback whale tubercles but that led me into pondering general cetacean senses so, still counts and I'm still delighted!