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Happy National Narwhal Day! #nationalnarwhalday #narwhalday #narwhal #unicornsofthesea #toothedwhales #whales
It's #NarwhalDay! Narwhals have been called the "unicorns of the sea" but they are actually toothed whales closely related to Belugas and while researchers are still not totally sure of the purpose of their elongated tooth there are quite a few theories.
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April 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Dolphin use their teeth for sensing sounds.
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Dolphin Teeth to Hear Underwater
A study of dolphin jaw anatomy suggest that their teeth might act as antenna for sound wave. This possibly helping them hear and use echolocation underwater.
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February 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Can Hector's dolphins 🐬 behave in ways that expose them in a higher bycatch risk?
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Subsurface Behaviors of Hector's Dolphins Could Increase Their Risk of Bycatch
Hector's dolphins, endemic to New Zealand, suffer from bycatch in fishing gear. Fishing restrictions in inshore areas have reduced bycatch, although dolphins have been recorded outside these areas. W....
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September 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Check out also the press-release of our latest paper in @consletters.bsky.social:
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Hidden world of Hector's dolphin: watch, listen - The University of Auckland
Tracking devices enable scientists to reconstruct the underwater life of the Hector's dolphin.
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September 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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