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Bats Hitch a Ride on Storm Fronts When Migrating, Saving Energy by 'Surfing' Through the Sky, Study Finds
Their speed, small size and nocturnal nature make studying bats challenging. Now, researchers at the Max Planck Institute of ...
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From the vault: Why bats don’t fly in the rain
On rainy nights, the sky belongs to the raindrops ... Despite this energy expenditure, however, some bats still venture in (light rain). Bats rely on flying to survive. Whether they are insect ...