Say What? Animals ‘Bag of chips effect’ helps bats find a meal Sounds of other bats feeding reveal prey locations ALL EARS The greater mouse-tailed bat listens for other bats to deduce where prey cluster. Jens Rydell By Kate Baggaley January 8, 2015 at 5:45 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Bag of chips effectBAG uhv CHIHPS ih-fekt n. A circumstance in which the sounds of one individual eating alerts others to the location of food. Researchers have found that hungry bats find dinner by listening for their peers zeroing in on prey.
