Colorful female Jacobins in the wild may feed more frequently and for longer periods than their drab counterparts
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Similar to human babies, this bat species learns to communicate through babbling and vocal imitation
Long-term monitoring of the bat species Saccopteryx bilineata in their natural setting revealed that pups display babbling behavior strikingly similar to that of human infants
How does having a third choice (a decoy) change the way fruit-eating bats choose what to eat?
The strong relationship formed between two female adult vampire bats may have motivated one of the bats to adopt the other’s baby.
A literature review revealed that odor-producing glands and tissues in bats may play a prominent role in mating behavior
Male Fringe-Lipped bats smear a sticky, odorous substance on their forearms. When this was discovered, researchers guessed that it might play a role in mating. Post-doctoral fellow Mariana Muñoz-Romo has confirmed that the presence and size of the forearm "crust" is, indeed correlated with other reproductive traits.