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Cetacean Cognition and Sonar Secrets
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  • 1. Tail lobes providing propulsion, crucial in cetacean locomotion
  • 2. Island sanctuary in Atlantic known for diverse dolphin populations
  • 3. Beak-like elongated snout defining many dolphin species’ profile
  • 4. Latin genus encompassing true porpoises, close relatives of dolphins
  • 6. Biological sonar employed by odontocetes for navigation and hunting
  • 8. Common dolphin species named for its distinctive, rounded snout shape
  • 10. Taxonomic family including oceanic dolphins, encompassing over 30 species
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  • 5. Marine mammal’s respiratory orifice atop its head, enabling air intake
  • 7. Signature sound used by dolphins for individual identification and communication
  • 9. Study of fluid motion explaining dolphin’s streamlined swimming efficiency
  • 11. Fatty forehead organ focusing sonar clicks in toothed whales
  • 12. Social group in which dolphins coordinate complex hunting strategies

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