Its Called The Mellon!

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Its Called The Melon

Diagram of how Beluga whales can manipulate their melon

Belugas--like humans--pop that pop that jiggle that phat in order to communicate with other members of the species.
Seriously, check the last citation.

Excuse me, I said, its called the melon. I feel like everyone around me is not reacting appropriately who did not already know this information. The spectacular mass of indigestible fat in the forehead of all the toothed whales, including the single-toothed Narwhal, is called: The Melon.

Why do you want anything more from me? I have already delivered science and whimsy. jk, please enjoy proof of all the things I said at a manic pace in the video as I am not a marine biologist and should not be taken at my word on matters of mammals of the sea.

Do check back in for the Narwhals video! If the narwhals video is already up, each time I've said Narwhal it should be hyperlinked. Helmets are cool, naps aren't lazy, tell your dog I say hi.

=======🚂﹡☁ choochoooo🚂﹡☁======= next stop, Citation Station!

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The Blog of Legend: PractiCal fMRI

Blog post

The tagline for this blog is "Sure, you can try to fix it during data processing, but you're usually better off fixing the acquisition!" Zing? idk im not an MRI technician.

Melon

Melon

Melon.

The research paper:Ridgway S, Houser D, Finneran J, Carder D, Keogh M, Van Bonn W, Smith C, Scadeng M, Dubowitz D, Mattrey R, Hoh C. Functional imaging of dolphin brain metabolism and blood flow. J Exp Biol. 2006 Aug;209(Pt 15):2902-10. doi: 10.1242/jeb.02348. PMID: 16857874.

The First FMRI of a Dolphin

This was the first time anyone had stuck a live dolphin in a terrifying giant magnet loop.

Scientific American Article about Belugas' uniquie ability to manipulate their melon

Belugas Flirt and Fight by Morphing Their Squishy Forehead

Look at this Beluga wooga. Also please hire me SciAm i lub you.