Most people have heard that bats use echolocation to navigate and hunt in the dark, but have you ever watched it in action? 🔊🦇 #BatWeek Bats are talkative, social animals! They chatter and make grumpy noises between themselves in colonies, they chatter at rehabbers when we handle them (what we assume to mean "Stop that, I don't want to be manhandled!"), and they make even more sounds that aren't detectable to human ears! These ultrasonic calls are visually observable in some species when they

Rickett's big-footed bats use sonar to hunt. Starting with 20 calls per second, they can hit 150 right before striking their target. It's like a missile's shriek! #Bats #Sonar #Wildlife #Nature #Echolocation From: Animal Special Forces Series 01 Episode 01 | Real Wild

Even in total darkness, bats' sonar is incredibly precise. Their echolocation pulses, ranging from 30 to 80 kilohertz, are mostly beyond human hearing, making them expert hunters. The hunt is on. #Bats #Sonar #Echolocation #Wildlife #Nature From: Animal Special Forces Series 01 Episode 01 | Real Wild