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Deep Look
These Whispering, Walking Bats Are Onto Something
Season 4
Episode 19
Bats have a brilliant way to find prey in the dark: echolocation. But to many of the moths they eat, that natural sonar is as loud as a jet engine. So some bats have hit on a sneakier, scrappier way to hunt.
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