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Can niche lives of bats help them avoid the white-nose syndrome?

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like…

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Moths fight against echolocating bats with sounds of their own

Under the darkness of night, bats use soundwaves to find moths to eat. However, these insects are not completely defenseless…

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Why fruit bats can eat tons of sugar without getting diabetes

Some fruit bats eat up to twice their body weight in sugary mangoes, bananas, or figs every day to not…

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Evolution: Why are there no flightless bats? We’re closing in on an answer

The vampire bat isn’t just an expert flyer – it is also an adept walker Joel Sartore/Photo Ark/naturepl.com IN THE…

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These bats are the only mammals known to mate more like birds

As the only mammals that can fly, bats are the oddballs of the mammalian world. But serotine bats stand out…

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