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A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals that the greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum) uses its long tail as a natural tactile sensor to navigate backward in dark caves.

Greater mouse-tailed bats crawl backwards over cave walls, and it seems they use their long tails to help feel their way ...

Forget fleeting friendships—the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment even during migratory journeys. Scientists at the University of ...

Forget fleeting friendships – the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment even during migratory journeys. Credit: Billy Clapham Scientists at the ...

The two-year-old feline, named after the Addams Family character, has a tail that’s 18.5 inches, or just under 47cm, long, as measured by his vet. The tail was officially measured to be 18.5 ...

The New York Yankees brought it to light and since then bat technology has taken off — thanks in part to Rose-Hulman Athletics Hall of Fame member Keenan Long. Long is a 2010 graduate of RHIT ...

For his first day of work in June 1999, Scott Smith arrived at the makeshift bat factory ... So, Holman had long had a passion for woodworking. He was the perfect person for this task.

A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals that the Greater Mouse-Tailed Bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum) uses its long tail as a natural tactile sensor to navigate backward in dark caves.