A fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, approaches a Fitzinger’s robber frog, Craugastor fitzingeri, in Panama. This species of bat eavesdrops on the mating calls that male frogs produce to attract ...

By listening to a frog call, adult bats can tell which prey are palatable and which are poisonous. Young bats must acquire this ability over time.

To avoid being poisoned by their own prey, some animals must rely on visual cues. However, the frog-eating fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) uses sound instead of looking out for bright ...

Young bats listen to frog sex sounds to differentiate between toxic and tasty prey The research is the first to demonstrate that using sound-located hunting strategies improves with time ...

A fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, responds to the calls of the túngara frog, Engystomops pustulosus, one of its preferred prey species.

Logan James at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Balboa, Panama, and his colleagues explored whether the responses of this bat species (Trachops cirrhosus) to prey noises are innate ...

A fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, responds to the calls of the túngara frog, Engystomops pustulosus, one of its preferred prey species. First, the bat hears the call of a single male ...

At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, we’ve been studying one species, the fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus), for decades. This bat is a carnivore that specializes in feeding ...

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Frog-eating bats were able to recall the sound of a ringtone years after first hearing it, showcasing an exceptionally long memory for a wild animal.