Deep into the Panamanian night, the forest hums with sound. Chirping insects form a steady backdrop, rain softly trickles from leaves. Somewhere above a stream, frogs call into the darkness. But I am ...
Researchers have captured video of an unexpected predator at two bat hibernation sites in northern Germany: invasive brown rats that lie in wait to intercept the bats mid-flight. Invasive rodents are ...
Researchers have used sensor backpacks attached to bats to determine how they hunt songbirds, according to Smithsonian Magazine. Sensor packages were attached to two greater noctules to monitor the ...
New videos reveal the surprising dynamics of bat-rat relationships—and suggest how human activity is fueling these interspecies conflicts. A rat attacks a bat as it flies by in this still image from a ...
Researchers have captured video of an unexpected predator at two bat hibernation sites in northern Germany: invasive brown rats that lie in wait to intercept the bats mid-flight. “Because bats in ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Leonie Baier, Naturalis Biodiversity Center (THE CONVERSATION) Deep into the ...