The Original Bat-Signals: Bats Can Recognize Individual Voices

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By Eliza Strickland
Jun 8, 2009 6:00 PMNov 5, 2019 8:59 PM
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Scientists have long been impressed with bats' echolocation calls, the brief bursts of sound that bounce off surrounding objects and allow the bats to navigate in the dark. But now researchers have found a new level of sophistication in those cries. A new study of greater mouse-eared bats proves that bats can distinguish between the calls of different individual bats. Researchers say this could explain

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