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Science & ResearchAug 7, 2026

Socially transmitted knowledge of hibernation sites in bats

In temperate regions around the world, bats travel long distances every winter to gather at hibernation sites.

In temperate regions around the world, bats travel long distances every winter to gather at hibernation sites. A longstanding hypothesis is that each new generation of bats learns about the locations of these sites (called hibernacula) from older individuals, yet clear and…

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