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Bats eat birds on the wing

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Migrating birds should beware of high-flying bats.

As if the arduous journey between northern Europe and warmer climes weren't enough, birds migrating at night may be at the mercy of predatory bats, new research suggests1.

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  1. Ibanez, C., Juste, J., Garcia-Mmudarra, J. L. & Agirre-Mendi, P. T. Bat predation on nocturnally migrating bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98, 9700 - 9702 (2001).

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Clarke, T. Bats eat birds on the wing. Nature (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/news010809-5

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