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For the very first time, scientists have recorded on film a breathtaking moment: a typical rat at the entrance of a cave jumping in mid-air and snatching a mid-air flying bat. This unusual predatory ...

Researchers have captured video of an unexpected predator at two bat hibernation sites in northern Germany: invasive brown rats that lie in wait to intercept the bats mid-flight. “Because bats in ...