Spix’s disc-winged bats shrieked when they were first shown mealworms, a new food for them. Were they alarmed, or were they ...

Most bats feed on insects, and they often use powerful, long-range calls, pumped out with every upstroke of their wings. Nectar bats send gentle but very sophisticated calls, which scientists ...

explains how ML is proving to be a game changer for collecting and classifying bat echolocation calls. "There are 17 breeding species of bats in the UK, 11 of which we currently monitor and 5 of ...

Bats offer a good case study because the flying mammals are both highly social and vocal, using echolocation to navigate and hunt for prey and social calls or complex songs to communicate.