Learning where to forage and how to navigate to the foraging location is one of the important skills that little bats must master
On November 25, researchers published a paper in Current Biology ("Contemporary Biology"), a journal under Cell Press, stating that they have used GPS systems to find a way for female bats to help little bats learn to navigate
In order to find out, the researchers installed GPS tracking devices for female bats and little bats, and recorded the development process of little bats from following their mother to independently foraging for food
The researchers said that once independent, the little bats will first fly alone to the places where their mothers have taken them, follow a route similar to the mother, and begin to explore new locations
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