Bat Adaptations: Lesson for Kids

Fun Facts about Echolocation for Kids

Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector: Listen to, record and identify bats using the Echo Meter Touch hardware module

How echolocation lets bats, dolphins, and even people navigate by sound

British Bat Calls

British Bat Calls - A Guide to Species Identification

Bats hunt for insects at night, using a high frequency system called echolocation. Bat calls are usually pitched at too high a frequency for humans to hear naturally - but they can be heard or recorded using a bat detector. Different bat species emit calls with specific characteristics related to their their size, flight behaviour, environment and prey types. This means that with the aid of bat detectors we can identify many species by listening to their calls or recording them for sound analysi