Bats that use echolocation as they fly through the dark have special genes that protect their cochlear hair cells, keeping them from going deaf from their own ultrasonic shrieks. The findings, ...

Bats are well known for their ability to “see” with sound, using echolocation to find food and their roosts. Some bats may also conceive a map made of sounds from their home range. This map can help ...

Scientists are developing a dictionary of bat sounds so species can be identified without catching them. A FORMAL DICTIONARY OF bat sounds is nearing completion in Western Australia, enabling ...

Ever suddenly realize you had picked up certain words or ways of speaking from a close friend? It turns out that humans are far from the only animals who copy the sounds of their closest companions — ...

Ever suddenly realize you had picked up certain words or ways of speaking from a close friend? It turns out that humans are ...

In Panama’s forests, researchers discovered that tiny fringe-lipped bats hunt with the patience and precision of big cats.

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A new study found some species contain more than 50 unique genes that may make them immune to tumors - even though they live extraordinarily long lives. Bats have mystified scientists for years due to ...

It’s now well-established that bats can develop a mental picture of their environment using echolocation. But we’re still figuring out what that means—how bats take the echoes of their own ...