Friday 7 November 2014

Hungry bats compete for prey by jamming sonar

Date:
November 6, 2014

Source:
Wake Forest University

Summary:
In their nightly forays, bats hunting for insects compete with as many as one million hungry roost-mates. Now scientists have discovered that Mexican free-tailed bats jam the sonar of competitors to gain advantage in aerial foraging contests.


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