Tiny bat uses a lion-like strategy to save energy and capture large prey with surprising success

A new international study led by researchers from Aarhus University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) ...

13 Insanely Small Creatures Competing For “Smallest Animal In The World” Title

If we set aside elephants and blue whales for a moment and shift our focus to the other end of the size spectrum, the world ...
Earth.com

Tiny bats hunt like lions, striking with patience and precision

Scientists discovered that a tiny Panamanian bat hunts like a lion, catching large prey using sound, patience, and precision.

This tiny bat is one of the world’s deadliest hunters

According to researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, small flying ...
Science Daily

This tiny bat hunts like a lion, but better

Fringe-lipped bats from Panama hunt like miniature lions, using a “hang-and-wait” strategy to capture large, energy-rich prey. High-tech biologging revealed they spend most of their time conserving ...

Smaller than a sparrow, deadlier than a lion: The secret hunting life of the fringe-lipped bat

Panama's tiny fringe-lipped bats, weighing just 30 grams, hunt with the patience and precision of lions, defying traditional ...
KUTV

Small bat safely relocated from outside Utah kindergarten classroom

DUCHESNE, Utah (KUTV) — As students return to school, Utah wildlife officials responded to a kindergarten classroom for a different purpose — to safely relocate a small bat. Alittle long-legged myotis ...

Bats are crucial to NY's ecosystem, but many are in danger of disappearing

All of New York’s bat species are insectivores, chowing down on pests that ravage crops. The nocturnal predators also limit ...