Rachel Carlson

So they found that when the bats were like very densely packed, their calls were shorter, higher pitched, lower in volume and more frequent. And all of this essentially allows a bat to hear its own call echoed back instead of disappearing in like the ruckus of other bat sounds.

So they found that when the bats were like very densely packed, their calls were shorter, higher pitched, lower in volume and more frequent. And all of this essentially allows a bat to hear its own call echoed back instead of disappearing in like the ruckus of other bat sounds.

Bat behavioral ecologist Rachel Page at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, who wasn't involved in this work, said that this was a major advance in the field.

Bat behavioral ecologist Rachel Page at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, who wasn't involved in this work, said that this was a major advance in the field.

Bat behavioral ecologist Rachel Page at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, who wasn't involved in this work, said that this was a major advance in the field.

Thanks for joining us, Juana. Yeah, thank you. Thanks for letting me come back. You can hear more of Juana Summers on Consider This, NPR's afternoon podcast about what the news means for you. This episode was produced by Burleigh McCoy and Mia Venkat. It was edited by Jeff Brumphill and Christopher Intagliata. Tyler Jones checked the facts. Kwesi Lee and Jimmy Keeley were the audio engineers.

Thanks for joining us, Juana. Yeah, thank you. Thanks for letting me come back. You can hear more of Juana Summers on Consider This, NPR's afternoon podcast about what the news means for you. This episode was produced by Burleigh McCoy and Mia Venkat. It was edited by Jeff Brumphill and Christopher Intagliata. Tyler Jones checked the facts. Kwesi Lee and Jimmy Keeley were the audio engineers.

Thanks for joining us, Juana. Yeah, thank you. Thanks for letting me come back. You can hear more of Juana Summers on Consider This, NPR's afternoon podcast about what the news means for you. This episode was produced by Burleigh McCoy and Mia Venkat. It was edited by Jeff Brumphill and Christopher Intagliata. Tyler Jones checked the facts. Kwesi Lee and Jimmy Keeley were the audio engineers.

I'm Rachel Carlson. And I'm Regina Barber. Thank you for listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

I'm Rachel Carlson. And I'm Regina Barber. Thank you for listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

I'm Rachel Carlson. And I'm Regina Barber. Thank you for listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

Hey, shortwavers. Producer Rachel Carlson here. Before we start, you should know this episode contains Severance Season 2 spoilers. All right, we warned you.

Hey, shortwavers. Producer Rachel Carlson here. Before we start, you should know this episode contains Severance Season 2 spoilers. All right, we warned you.

Hey, shortwavers. Producer Rachel Carlson here. Before we start, you should know this episode contains Severance Season 2 spoilers. All right, we warned you.

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