Spectral bats (Vampyrum spectrum), the largest bats in the Americas, are formidable predators with hunting abilities that extend far beyond insect-catching. With a wingspan reaching up to 3 feet, ...

Spectral bats (Vampyrum spectrum), the largest bats in the Americas, are formidable predators with hunting abilities that extend far beyond insect-catching. With a wingspan reaching up to 3 feet, ...

Data collected on juvenile and adult fringe-lipped bats provide the first insights into how eavesdropping behavior develops ...

Fringe-lipped bats are known for selectively preying on small frogs, avoiding toxic species in favor of more palatable prey.

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog and toad mating calls to find its prey, learns to distinguish between ...

Get to know the bat-eared fox, an insect-eating creature found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa (and also the ...

To avoid being poisoned by their own prey, some animals must rely on visual cues. However, the frog-eating fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) uses sound instead of looking out for bright colors.

Scientists found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog and toad mating calls to find its prey, learns to distinguish between palatable and unpalatable frogs and toads through ...

A fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, responds to the calls of the túngara frog, Engystomops pustulosus, one of its preferred prey species. First, the bat hears the call of a single male ...

This species of bat eavesdrops on the mating calls that male frogs produce to attract females, and uses these frog calls to detect, assess and localize its prey. Young bats do not share the same ...

But how do the bats come to associate sounds and prey? There are nearly 8,000 frog and toad species in the world, and each one has a unique call. For instance, the first rattling call that we ...