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How whales breathe, communicate ... and fart with their faces - Joy Reidenberg

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Comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg studies the body structure of many different animals in the hope of adapting their unique qualities for human applications. Her favorite? Whales. In this TEDYouth Talk, Reidenberg explains how these majestic, awe-inspiring mammals "fart with their face" (a process more formally known as echolocation) to send their unique sounds through the water.

Whales are air-breathing mammals living in water. What are some of the difficulties of using air to make sounds underwater, and how have whales solved this problem?

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