Fwd: After 25 years, scientists solve the bird-eating bat mystery

[Jack Saba]

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally proven that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, hunts and eats small songbirds mid-air—more than a kilometer above ground. Using tiny biologgers strapped to bats, researchers recorded astonishing dives and mid-flight chewing sounds confirming bird predation long suspected but never observed.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251101000404.htm

L. Stidsholt, E. Tena, I. Foskolos, J. Nogueras, I. de la Hera, S. Sánchez-Navarro, J. L. García-Mudarra, C. Ibáñez. Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight. Science, 2025; 390 (6769): 178 DOI: 10.1126/science.adr2475

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