Study finds bats may recognize the voices of other bats
belonging to their social group
Is it possible that mammals have the ability to recognize
individuals of the same species, whom they know well, by their voice? A new
study has found that even in nocturnal, fast-moving animals such as bats, there
is an ability to recognize certain vocal aspects of other bats from their
social groups. The study by Hanna Kastein from the University of Veterinary
Medicine in Hannover, Germany, and her colleagues is published in the Springer
journal Animal Cognition.