Fringe-lipped bats successfully catch their prey around half of the time. The findings come from data collected by miniature biologging tags that were attached like backpacks to 20 fringe-lipped bats ...
Deep into the Panamanian night, the forest hums with sound. Chirping insects form a steady backdrop, rain softly trickles from leaves. Somewhere above a stream, frogs call into the darkness. But I am ...
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Bats were suspected of hunting birds for years, but what scientists finally heard changes everything
Scientists have confirmed that noctule bats hunt birds in the night sky. Using advanced tracking and audio devices, ...
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‘Mindblowing’ European bat hunting behaviour observed for the first time by researchers
Some species of European bats are known to attack birds as they migrate to Africa. However, they must trap them while in flight: a hard task for such small predators. The behaviour has previously been ...
Most bats use echolocation to navigate and hunt, but some use their ears for another trick: eavesdropping. Hunt like a bat! How baby bats learn to eavesdrop on their next meal There are over 1400 ...
A new international study led by researchers from Aarhus University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that small bats can be just as efficient predators as lions – and ...
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