Blindfolded and Unstoppable: The Echolocation Mastery of Bats

Researchers have discovered that Kuhl’s pipistrelle bats can navigate several kilometers using just echolocation. By blindfolding the bats and employing a novel GPS system, the study conducted in Northern Israel revealed that these bats create mental acoustic maps to orient themselves, even without the aid of vision. Bats’ Incredible Navigation Abilities Researchers blindfolded Kuhl’s pipistrelle [...]

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