Bats Learn To Hunt by Eavesdropping on Mating Calls, Study Reveals

Data collected on juvenile and adult fringe-lipped bats provide the first insights into how eavesdropping behavior develops in these predators. Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) have discovered that fringe-lipped bats, which locate their prey by eavesdropping on frog and toad mating calls, learn to tell the difference between edible and inedible prey [...]