Unlike megabats, which rely on well-developed vision, microbats use ultrasonic echolocation to navigate and locate prey. To study ultrasound perception, here we compared the auditory cortices of ...

Bats are cryptic creatures. They inhabit the dark, roosting in hidden, inaccessible places, and possess rare skills that seem ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has created the largest combined study of bat genomes and fossils ever ...

The largest analysis of bat genomes and fossils suggests that the first bats emerged in Europe roughly 65 million years ago and that echolocation evolved early.

Clicks, squeaks, chirps, and buzzes...though they may be difficult to distinguish to our ears, such sounds are used by echolocating animals to paint a vivid picture of their surroundings. By ...

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Dolphins have honed the remarkable ability of echolocation, emitting high-frequency clicks and interpreting the echoes that bounce back to guide their navigation. This sophisticated biological sonar ...

For years, a small number of people who are blind have used echolocation, by making a clicking sound with their mouths and listening for the reflection of the sound to judge their surroundings. Now, ...

Humans are born imitators. The ability to imitate others comes naturally to us and plays a major role in how we learn about the world. But imitation is not widespread in the animal kingdom. True ...