For the first time, scientists documented direct evidence of a bat preying on a bird at high altitude. During spring and fall migrations, billions of birds take to the night skies. The high-altitude ...
Aarhus University in Denmark put trackers on greater noctule bats – the largest bats in Europe – and heard the distress calls ...
For nearly 25 years, scientists have puzzled over how Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, manages to eat small birds.
Researchers say the findings show that bats are not only able to catch birds but also kill and eat them while flying ...