Melon

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The melon is a mass of adipose tissue found in the foreheads of all toothed whales. It focuses and modulates the animal's vocalizations and acts as a sound lens. It is thus a key organ involved in communication and echolocation.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Melon (cetacean)”, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read the article on Wikipedia

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