It’s not a bird! It’s not a plane! It’s the fastest flying mammal
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 14:41
in Biology & Nature
When most people think of animals moving at high speed, they envision cheetahs or swiftly diving raptors. They can now add the Brazilian free-tailed bat — a tiny nocturnal mammal — to the list. A new study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, shows that the Brazilian free-tailed bat can achieve flight speeds faster than […]