Individual signatures
A new social role for echolocation in bats that hunt together
June 24, 2020
Socially foraging bats may find food faster by listening in to the search-phase calls of their group members
Socially foraging bats may find food faster by listening in to the search-phase calls of their group members
Females may also be prone to predation as they move toward a mating call
Just as humans with their babies, adult female bats change their vocalizations when interacting with “babbling” pups, which could be interpreted as positive feedback to their offspring during vocal practice
A new study in Nature combining satellite thermal- and in situ warming data found that a percentage of tropical leaves are already reaching the temperatures at which they can no longer function.
Avoiding predators at all costs.
The first Sunday of every month, residents and visitors join researchers from the Smithsonian Bat Lab to get a close-up look at Panama’s bats.
Meet the 76 species of bats that occupy this small island!
Discover the captivating world of ant-following birds in our upcoming talk!
The matador bugs' vibrant flags are neither a dating display nor a distraction tactic, they’re part of an elaborate defense strategy, according to a new study in Gamboa
In the Panamanian forest, researchers track swarms of carnivorous army ants and the birds that follow them. A new documentary reveals a glimpse of life, and research in the Neotropics