Natural History Wanderings

It has been discovered that bats have superfast muscles.  Previously only songbirds and snakes were know to have superfast muscles.  The superfast muscles are found in bats’ throats. They allows bats to hunt prey through a process called echolocation.  Bats are able to send out over 160 calls per second.  The bat finds its prey by listening  for the sounds of the calls bouncing off potential targets.   The process of sending out over 160 sounds per second is called “terminal buzz”.  Read more at National Geographic Bats Have Superfast Muscles—A Mammal First.