Tiny transmitters reveal migration paths of common noctule bats Bats surf warm winds for efficient long-distance travel New data helps in conservation strategies and turbine safety ...

A species of migrating bat “surfs” the warm winds of incoming storm fronts to conserve energy, according to a study that used tags to track the tiny animals on their long journeys across central ...

Hurme added. To conduct this research, researchers focused on 71 common noctule bats migrating across Europe in the spring. The novel sensor technology enabled the study to examine a portion of ...

Scientists have made a significant discovery about how common noctule bats navigate long distances by riding storm fronts across Europe. Scientists used ultra-light sensors connected “like cell phones ...

The behavior is rare and difficult to observe, which is why long-distance bat migration has remained an enigma. Now, scientists have studied 71 common noctule bats on their spring migration across ...

This has allowed them to study common noctule bats on their spring migration across Europe for the first time. Their analysis reveals that these bats use an unusual strategy to travel hundreds of ...

Unable to see or hear bats as they migrated, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) devised a plan. After attaching tiny and lightweight sensors to 71 common noctule ...