Noise may disrupt a bat’s dinner

Mechanical cacophony can drown out the whispers of moving insect prey

SHHHH A pallid bat, which hunts by listening for the tiny noises of crawling insect prey, may have trouble in loud places.

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August 7, 2013 at 2:56 pm - More than 2 years ago

BOULDER, Colo. — The roar of humankind’s machines may make it hard for some bats to hear the tiny footsteps of their prey.

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