Articles for tag: animal behavior, fringe-lipped bats, frog calls, predator learning, toxic prey avoidance

Trachops cirrhosus coffini

Bats Crack the Code: How They Learn to Dodge Poisonous Frogs

April Joy Jovita

Fringe-lipped bats (Trachops cirrhosus) have developed an extraordinary ability to eavesdrop on frog mating calls to locate prey. However, new research reveals that these bats must learn to distinguish between palatable and toxic frogs over time, refining their hunting strategies through experience. How Bats Use Frog Calls These bats rely on sound rather than visual ...