Last fall, scientists reported the first known recordings of greater noctule bats hunting and feasting on songbirds during ...

A new international study led by researchers from Aarhus University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that small bats can be just as efficient predators as lions—and often ...

To exploit a rich food resource that remains largely inaccessible to most predators, Europe’s largest bat captures, kills, and consumes nocturnally migrating birds in flight high above the ground, ...

As darkness falls, a greater Japanese horseshoe bat gets ready to head out for the night's hunt. As it takes flight, it uses its refined hearing to zero in on a target in the noisy forest. The ...

Sound plays an important role for many animals, helping them navigate and hunt. Echolocation is the ability of animals like bats and dolphins to locate objects by emitting sound waves and interpreting ...

Common big-eared bat (Micronycteris microtis) approaching a katydid resting on a leaf. Credit: Inga Geipel, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Co-author Inga Geipel, a research associate at STRI, ...

Many bat species emit echolocation calls and use the returning echoes to find their way, detect the presence of fluttering insects, and locate and catch them. A new study investigated this behavior in ...

Tropical bats learn to “eavesdrop” on their prey over time to help distinguish between tasty and toxic frogs, a new analysis suggests. The study looked at fringe-lipped bats that range from Panama to ...