Batting with anticipation
Researchers learn more about how bats track and catch prey and filter out unnecessary sounds.
Being a bat chasing prey, scientists say, is a bit like trying to hit a tennis ball under a strobe light.That...
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Why bats crash into buildings
Echolocation can’t ‘see’ glass and mirrors.
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Narwhals wield sonic 'spotlight'
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A narwhal (Monodon monoceros) from below. New recordings show its sonar clicks are highly directional. Credit: Dave F...
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Head waggles and ear wiggles help bats hunt
A new study unveils another trick up the animal’s sleeve.
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Ancient whales had ultrasonic hearing
Fossilised inner ear shows more rapid and earlier evolution.
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Dolphin super hearing at least 26 million years old
Pre-historic whales inner ear similar to modern descendants.
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Making a robot with bat powers
Scientists inspired to create a robot with flapping ears.
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How moths evolved to fool their enemies' sonar
How luna moths avoid detection from the sonar cries of bats.
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Why the sperm whale has a huge head
It’s a massive organ used for echolocation.
The profile of the sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, is unmistakeable. The creature’s huge, blunt head makes up at...