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Young bats develop a ‘caller ID’ to avoid poisonous prey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 To avoid being poisoned by their own prey, some animals must rely on visual…

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Baseball physicists explain torpedo bats : NPR

The New York Yankees' Austin Wells hits a home run using a torpedo bat against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee…

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How bats avoid crashing into one another

When a colony of bats leaves their cave and takes to the skies at night to hunt, they often do…

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Nine home runs for the Yankees lead to questions about their new bats : NPR

New York Yankees' Jasson Domínguez (24) scores during the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday,…

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Genomic tools provide clearer view of health for endangered bats

How do wildlife researchers know when an endangered population is sick? They can detect infectious microbes in animal waste, but…

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Bats play a key role in combating rice pests in Southeast Asia

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Prince of Songkla University in Thailand have…

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Migrating bats surf storm winds to speed up their journeys : NPR

A common noctule bat. Kamran Safi/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior hide caption toggle caption Kamran Safi/Max Planck Institute of…

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