bats
Example Sentences
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The results mirrored a 2020 study of vampire bats showing that newcomers also test the waters, slowly progressing from grooming relationships to more substantial food-sharing partnerships with trusted companions.
From Science Daily
The feral creatures have targeted several species of lizards, birds and bats and have contributed to their extinction on the island.
From Washington Times
But for Baltimore, it was important to see its young pitching staff be able to control a game on a night when its bats were relatively quiet.
From Washington Times
The “state of the bats” report was published by the North American Bat Conservation Alliance, a consortium of government agencies and private organizations.
From Seattle Times
The quintessential example being the development of wings in insects, birds and bats, which all came via different forks in the tree of life.
From Salon
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