Bats' and birds' evolutionary paths are vastly different
November 01, 2024
November 01, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Nov. 1 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Bats are incredibly diverse animals: They can climb onto other animals to drink their blood, pluck insects from leaves or hover to drink nectar from tropical flowers, all of which require distinctive wing designs.
But why aren't there any flightless bats that behave like ostriches long-legged creatures that wade along riverbanks for fish like herons or bats that spend their lives at sea, like the . . .
Bats are incredibly diverse animals: They can climb onto other animals to drink their blood, pluck insects from leaves or hover to drink nectar from tropical flowers, all of which require distinctive wing designs.
But why aren't there any flightless bats that behave like ostriches long-legged creatures that wade along riverbanks for fish like herons or bats that spend their lives at sea, like the . . .