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Bats Burn More Sugar Faster Than Top Athletes
By Sara Goudarzi published
A new study finds that some bats burn sugar faster than top-class athletes.

Study Reveals How Drunken Bats Sober Up
By Charles Q. Choi published
Bats can get plastered on alcohol in ripe fruit. New research shows how they avoid flying under the influence.

Freaky New Bats Found by DNA Barcoding
By Jeanna Bryner published
Bizarre-looking bats and other animals can be sorted by a new DNA method that promises further discoveries. But you'll want to see the freaky photos...

Newfound Bats are Real Suckers
By Sara Goudarzi published
Scientists have discovered the second species of bats with suckers attached to their feet allowing them to cling upright to smooth tree leaves.

Bat's Wrinkly Face Improves Sonar
By Charles Q. Choi published
What a face! Scientists learn how bats channel their echolocation sounds using the sometimes grotesque folds and grooves. The finding could improve human technology.

Baby Bats Babble Like Human Infants
By Ker Than published
Add baby bats to the small but growing list of creatures that babble before they can fully communicate.

Smart Bats Have Smaller Testicles
By Ker Than published
And bats with large testicles have small brains—a steep price to pay for producing lots of sperm.
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