Deep Look | Pallid Bats Have Super Sensitive Hearing 🦇 👂 | Deep Look #Shorts @KQEDDeepLook | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 5 minutes ago
Bats have been the only flying mammals for about 50 million years. Most species, with the exception of the fruit bats, use echolocation -- their built-in sonar -- to detect prey and snatch it from the air.
But not pallid bats. They hunt insects and arachnids that live on the ground by tracking their movements with another sense: hearing.
Learn more in the full episode 👉 youtu.be/l2py029bwhA
Bats have been the only flying mammals for about 50 million years. Most species, with the exception of the fruit bats, use echolocation -- their built-in sonar -- to detect prey and snatch it from the air.
But not pallid bats. They hunt insects and arachnids that live on the ground by tracking their movements with another sense: hearing.
Learn more in the full episode 👉 youtu.be/l2py029bwhA