One of the most impressive attributes of bats is how they locate prey #BatWeek While bats have eyes and can see, they closely rely on echolocation to communicate and locate prey. By emitting high frequency sound pulses, bats can build an acoustic map of their surroundings. 🗺 Using their larynx (voice box), bats will vocalize ultrasonic sounds which are beyond human hearing (unless you are a child with strong hearing abilities, while hoary bats are present). These high frequency sounds bounce of

Ever seen a baby Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)? 💕 Your eyes aren't deceiving you... That cinnamon sugar donut IS looking at you! 😁 Unlike the more common Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus), this species of native microbat is solitary, and does not roost in maternity colonies during pup season. Instead, Eastern Red Bats are single mothers who carry each brood of one of two youngsters on her at all times. She hunts for insects on the wing each night, all while cradling her pups to her chest

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