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Mighty morphin’ beluga blobs

You can learn a lot about a beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) by watching its forehead. During social interactions, belugas in captivity mold their melons — fat deposits on the head used for echolocation — into five distinct shapes (SN: 6/1/24, p. 9). Scientists suspect that the squishy shapes are purposeful communications and hope to investigate whether wild belugas manipulate their melons too.

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