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Analyze This: Some bats feast on songbirds midflight

By KASPERA
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A visual showing two European robin distress calls, a European robin perches on top of the soundwaves
The bird calls recorded during the bat attack match the distress calls of a European robin, shown here. Laura Stidsholt

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The researchers logged 611 hunting events. Most involved insects near the ground. But two stood out. In both cases, the bats flew above the height of migrating songbirds — more than 1,200 meters (nearly 4,000 feet) high. The bats then homed in on a bird and approached with feeding buzzes.

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