Animal behaviour: Mother bats teach their pups to help build independence

Gareth Jones

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.042

Animal behaviour: Mother bats teach their pups to help build independence

Gareth Jones

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Simultaneous GPS tracking of mother bats and their young has revealed that mothers 'park' infants in trees close to their colony. As pups become more independent they return to the trees by themselves, suggesting that mothers help their offspring learn how to navigate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R74-R76
Number of pages	3
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.042
Publication status	Published - 24 Jan 2022

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Animal behaviour: Mother bats teach their pups to help build independence

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