STEALTH MANOEUVRE ALLOWS NECTAR BATS TO TARGET INSECT PREY

Source: Queen Mary University of London 

A nectar-feeding bat that was thought to eat insects in passing has been discovered to target its moving prey with stealth precision, according to new research by scientists at Queen Mary University of London. The researchers uncovered for the first time that the Pallas long-tongued bat use echolocation – a complex physical... (read more)