Crowded skies are forcing gray bats to adjust their echolocation, revealing how they adapt their calls in real time to avoid confusion.

Sound plays an important role for many animals, helping them navigate and hunt. Echolocation is the ability of animals like bats and dolphins to locate objects by emitting sound waves and interpreting ...

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SHREVEPORT, La. - Bats might be cute Halloween decorations, but they aren't cute when they invade your home. Billy Bretherton with Vexcon Pest Company said they have seen an increase in bat calls in ...

ONTARIO COUNTY, N.Y. — The Ontario County Public Health says they have seen a rise in bat-related calls, especially in areas like Washington Street in Geneva. According to the Ontario County website, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Big brown bats have brown fur on their back with the belly fur being lighter and paler. Their average weight is 14-21 grams. The ...

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Spix’s disc-winged bats shrieked when they were first shown mealworms, a new food for them. Were they alarmed, or were they communicating their excitement to their fellow bats? Elisabeth King Tightly ...

Bats live in a world of sounds. They use vocalizations both to communicate with their conspecifics and for navigation. For the latter, they emit sounds in the ultrasonic range, which echo and enable ...