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.
Rain sounds cue bats to stay at home
A discovery by a Smithsonian intern in Panama is published by the journal Science.
Although these seaweeds are very popular among the Guna Yala community, it is no less true that their use is unknown to the public.
Mutually beneficial relationships are common, but what happens when one partner stops enforcing the other’s good behavior?
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
Celebrating International Bat Week, come learn about real vampires!
Animals will help restore tropical forests if people locate reforestation projects near existing forest reserves and control hunting.
Art and science on the same wavelength
After 14 thousand years of living in confinement and without the threat of predators, the white-faced capuchin monkeys on the Coiba National Park islands have begun to exhibit behaviors that have not been recorded in the mainland populations. For example, they are highly terrestrial and have learned to use stones as tools. Listen to doctoral student in animal behavior and former STRI fellow, Claudio Monteza, tell us this story.
