BOSTON — Wings are for swimming. Boxing. Catching a falling baby.
BATS SWIMMING | A Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) can use its wings to swim if it miscalculates and ends up in water.
Credit: Thomas H. Kunz
TOUCHDOWN, GOING UP |In a lab setup, a leaf-nosed bat does its typical maneuver for landing feet-up on the ceiling.
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