Bats comprise the order Chiroptera, stemming from Greek origin meaning “hand-wing” to describe the mammal’s unique anatomical feature. The order is the second-largest order of mammals ...

14. You might think echolocation is another defining Chiroptera trait, but not all bats send out sound waves that bounce off prey and potential obstacles to create a picture of their environment. 15.

University of Michigan researchers say a new fossil of a primitive bat species shows that the animal flew first, then deevloped echolocation. The new species, named Onychonycteris finneyi, was ...

Dolphins also use echolocation to catch their prey, although how this works isn’t entirely clear. They don’t typically use it to avoid obstacles, as this isn’t a problem in the ocean.

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Nature’s own sonar system, echolocation occurs when an animal emits a sound wave that bounces off an object, returning an echo that provides information about the object’s distance and size ...

People Can Learn Echolocation in Ten Weeks Researchers taught 12 people who are blind and 14 people with sight to use clicks to navigate their environments. Theresa Machemer - Correspondent.