Bat that sings like a bird is highly tuned to social circumstance

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 10:01 in Biology & Nature

New research shows that Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) vary the way elements are combined in their songs (i.e. syntax) in response to different social contexts, which is exceedingly rare among non-human mammals.

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