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Details of the first of the bat group winter indoor talks have been finalised, click here for details...
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Bats healed with a little bit of TLC (RSPCA)
New RSPCA study helps bats survive injuries- read more
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Bats thrive on British waterways (BBC)
Bats are faring well on our network of canals, rivers and docks according to British Waterways- read more
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How Bloodsuckers find their blood (BBC News)
Scientists have identified the heat-sensitive facial nerves used by vampire bats to detect their next meal - read more
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Bat navigation explained by robotic moth (BBC News)
A test with a robotic moth has revealed how bats use echos to find insects - read more
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Bats roost in carnivorous plants (BBC News)
Bats in Borneo have been found roosting in carnivorous pitcher plants - read more
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Beavers are good news for bats (BBC News)
Re-introduced beavers construct ideal habitats for bats researchers have found - read more
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Traffic noise is 'bad for foraging bats' (BBC News)
Researchers in Germany found that road noise affected the bats' ability to listen for the "rustling sound" of the beetles and spiders they feed on - read more
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Twycross Zoo has a brilliant bat exhibit
Twycross Zoo has a walk-through tropical house with lots of free-range animals, among which are about 150 Seba's Short-tailed bats. Well worth a visit
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White-nose disease update (BBC News)
A disease known as white-nose syndrome has killed approximately one million little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) in North America, say scientists - read more
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Monastic Bat mystifies experts (BBC News)
The bat, known as the sucker-footed bat, lives in Madagascar, and although it has long been known, its ecology is only just being researched - read more
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Bat Studies to Aid Roving Robots (BBC News)
Detailed studies of the ways bats and dolphins use sound to echo-locate could soon help people with cochlear implants listen in stereo - read more
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