While some animals that forage in groups are known to emit calls to attract others towards food, the FMB is used to repel, not attract, other bats. "Despite decades of study, many things about common bat behaviors such as foraging remain mysterious," says Wright. "We were able to study a social call that is likely occurring thousands of times a night all over North America during the summer months, yet had not been described or studied before now." The ...Saturday, 29 March 2014
Foraging Bats can Warn Each Other Away from Their Food
While some animals that forage in groups are known to emit calls to attract others towards food, the FMB is used to repel, not attract, other bats. "Despite decades of study, many things about common bat behaviors such as foraging remain mysterious," says Wright. "We were able to study a social call that is likely occurring thousands of times a night all over North America during the summer months, yet had not been described or studied before now." The ...
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