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Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks

High-tech sensors reveal how greater noctule bats snatch birds out of the sky

A bat with light brown fur clings to fine threads, its wings partially open and face clearly visible against a black background. A feather is visible against the bats chin.

A greater noctule bat is caught in a mist net with a passerine feather and blood in its mouth.

Jorge Sereno

By Alison Pearce Stevens

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