The largest analysis of bat genomes and fossils suggests that the first bats emerged in Europe roughly 65 million years ago and that echolocation evolved early.
Scientists built a robot to help explain how a tropical bat spots insects perched on leaves using echolocation, a highly sophisticated behavior that requires precise, split-second decision making on ...
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have discovered remarkable cognitive abilities in Egyptian fruit bats, challenging long-held beliefs that complex cognitive functions are unique to humans. The ...
It may sound like a scene from "Nosferatu," but research from the University of East Anglia shows that humans can use bat-like echolocation skills to judge the distance of objects. The new study ...
Bats are, at their core, aerial animals. They spend the overwhelming majority of their lives airborne — hunting insects, navigating obstacles, roosting in high sheltered spots. Even their relationship ...
Common big-eared bat (Micronycteris microtis) approaching a katydid resting on a leaf. Credit: Inga Geipel, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Co-author Inga Geipel, a research associate at STRI, ...
Common big-eared bat (Micronycteris microtis) eating a freshly-caught dragonfly. Co-author Inga Geipel, a research associate at STRI, previously suggested that M. microtis detects silent prey by ...
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