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Most bats don’t echolocate in broad daylight. Here’s an exception

These Egyptian fruit bats navigate by sound in bright light, despite their excellent vision

egyptian fruit bat

This Egyptian fruit bat, from a colony in central Tel Aviv, seems to be smiling, but it’s not an expression of joy. Rather, it is holding open its mouth so it can echolocate by projecting sound from its clicking tongue.

Yuval Barkai

By Sharon Oosthoek

- More than 2 years ago

Despite their excellent vision, one city-dwelling colony of fruit bats echolocates during broad daylight — completely contrary to what experts expected.