Sunday 30 March 2014

Foraging bats can warn each other away from their dinners

Date:
March 27, 2014

Source:
University of Maryland

Summary:
A new call that some bats use to tell other foraging bats to 'back off' from bugs they've claimed for themselves has been identified by scientists. This sound, called a 'frequency-modulated bout,' warns other bats away from prey. The researchers are first to report this ultrasonic social call produced exclusively by flying, foraging male big brown bats, in a new article.


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