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Bats talk to each other?

Posted on 8/24/21 at 7:18 am
Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
26690 posts
Posted on 8/24/21 at 7:18 am
Researchers studying a colony of fruit bats in Egypt have discovered that fruit bats are "talking" about specific issues within the colony. They've identified about 60% of the calls and those calls fall into 4 categories.

Don't eat my food. Hey that's where I want to sleep. I wouldn't have sex with you if you were the last bat in the colony. And I should be the most popular bat.

I kid you not. Evidently bats are jerks.

The bats also address specific members of the colony when they use these calls. Its not so much don't eat my food... its don't eat my food, Doug.

I am guessing that highly social species develop more intricate means of communication to sort out the pecking order.

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Posted by Trumansfangs
Town & Country
Member since Sep 2018
7773 posts
Posted on 8/24/21 at 6:36 pm to
" They found that the bat noises are not just random, as previously thought, reports Skibba. They were able to classify 60 percent of the calls into four categories. One of the call types indicates the bats are arguing about food. Another indicates a dispute about their positions within the sleeping cluster. A third call is reserved for males making unwanted mating advances and the fourth happens when a bat argues with another bat sitting too close. In fact, the bats make slightly different versions of the calls when speaking to different individuals within the group, similar to a human using a different tone of voice when talking to different people. Skibba points out that besides humans, only dolphins and a handful of other species are known to address individuals rather than making broad communication sounds."


Outstanding article Arksulli !
Posted by Kentucker
Rabbit Hash, KY
Member since Apr 2013
20055 posts
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:32 pm to
Posted by starkvingrad
Florida
Member since Apr 2021
5837 posts
Posted on 8/24/21 at 10:52 pm to
Great article. Thanks for sharing.

And thanks for the cat pic. I love cats.
Posted by TriedtosignuponceB4
Member since May 2021
257 posts
Posted on 8/25/21 at 8:48 pm to
"Sometimes I *LIKE* to see a bat!"

--- Otis Campbell
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
139098 posts
Posted on 8/25/21 at 11:05 pm to
quote:

the fourth happens when a bat argues with another bat sitting too close.

social distancing
Posted by awestruck
Member since Jan 2015
13092 posts
Posted on 8/26/21 at 2:47 am to


from the title: Turns Out, They Argue—A Lot






Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
26690 posts
Posted on 8/26/21 at 6:30 am to
quote:

from the title: Turns Out, They Argue—A Lot




I am now worried a team of scientists will research the Rant during football season.
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