Echolocation is the use of ultra high beat sound for exploring and locating there prey. Bats and marine mammals are able to use noises to see. It is when a echo rebounds an animal or a object it images some parts of the environment. An echo must be loud enough and short enough so the echo can rebound of an object it sends out another high pitch. Marine mammals like dolphins , whales and some human and birds can use echolocation.
In some bats that sound are made and sent out by their noses but most send differently by their mouths. The sound rebounds off objects and prey in their surroundings for example insects , fishes , branches and humans and they are picked up by the bats sensitive ears. Even if bats have good eyesight, they depend on the echolocation system to direct them self around as well find their prey.
Bats can deflect obstacles no wider than a ribbon they can identify the size of an object.
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