Does this ring a bell?
Wild bats can remember sounds for years
Julio 11, 2022
Researcher May Dixon discovered that frog-eating bats could recognize ringtones indicating a food reward up to four years later.
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Super-apex predator
New 3D model shows: Megalodon could eat prey the size of entire killer whales
Agosto 22, 2022
Megalodon could fully consume prey the size of today’s killer whales and then roam the seas without more food for two months.
Bat perfume
Solving a crusty mystery
Diciembre 30, 2019
Why do some male bats have sticky, odorous arms? The first clues only led to more questions. But now a new sleuth, Mariana Muñoz-Romo, described by a colleague as “probably the world’s expert on chemical communication in a bat species,” is on the case.
Perception
When does noise become a message?
Febrero 04, 2019
Rain sounds cue bats to stay at home
How do bats handle unnatural noise?
Frog-hunting bats overcome noisy environments by switching sensory channels
Septiembre 15, 2016
A discovery by a Smithsonian intern in Panama is published by the journal Science.
Lex talionis
Punishment enforces cooperation in the fig-wasp mutualism: The exception proves the rule
Agosto 02, 2021
Mutually beneficial relationships are common, but what happens when one partner stops enforcing the other’s good behavior?
Learning to fly
Mother bats may nudge pups to grow up
Octubre 26, 2018
As winged mammals, baby bats learn to fly and stop drinking mothers’ milk during their transition from infants to flying juveniles. Bat researchers observed a new behavior. Mothers push pups away with their forearms, perhaps encouraging them to go explore the world on their own
Real vampires!
The Vampire Bat
Octubre 21, 2022
Celebrating International Bat Week, come learn about real vampires!
Animals reforest
Animals are key to restoring the world’s forests
Diciembre 02, 2022
Animals will help restore tropical forests if people locate reforestation projects near existing forest reserves and control hunting.
TRóPICOS
Color and Vision
Octubre 10, 2019
Art and science on the same wavelength
