How do bats communicate?
Introduction Verbal and nonverbal communication is an essential element for all animals, whether it is used for mating purposes, for detecting dangerous situations, or for something as essential as gathering food. The animal kingdom has a wide variety of communication that varies from species to species, but studies have shown that bats may have the most complex and intricate form of communication aside from humans. Sonar Because of the blindness or near blindness that afflicts the species, bats rely on sonar or echolocation to detect the location of objects around them. Echolocation is the process by which bats emit sounds (usually at high frequencies undetectable to humans) and use the echoes from nearby objects to essentially “see” (through hearing) their surroundings. Echolocation is an important tool for survival, as it facilitates hunting for food, navigating territory and locating predators. General Communication But how do bats talk to each other? This can differ from bat to ba
