Would you answer someone’s cry for help if that someone was sitting unharmed in front of you? Most probably would not, and bats have similar reservations, according to a new study published in Current Biology in which researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the University of Naples Federico II show that bats can reconcile what they see or smell with what they hear to assess the reality of a situation. Would you answer someone’s cry for help if that someone was sitting unharmed in front of you? Most probably would not, and bats have similar reservations, according to a new study published in Current Biology in which researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the University of Naples Federico II show that bats can reconcile what they see or smell with what they hear to assess the reality of a situation. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Who is calling? Bats outsmart deception by solving sensory conflicts
