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Bats are known to chew and spit out leaves, like humans chew and spit out tobacco or coca, but this is the first continuous recording of a bat eating entire leaves
Elisabeth King
March 7, 2025
Bat Salad: First Record of Bats Eating Entire Leaves and Not Spitting Them Out
Listen Up! Hungry Bats Emit Food Calls to Family and Friends
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