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Tiny GPS backpacks shed light on nightlife of desert bats
2019-08-21 02:30 UTC by David Szondy

If you've been wondering how to track your bats, wonder no longer. A team of researchers led by the University of Helsinki has used new miniaturized GPS tags to keep tabs on desert bats as they fly about in Sibiloi National Park, Northern Kenya. By plotting the movement of the night fliers, the study is designed to provide new insights into how they adapt to drier times of the year.

• Bats
• GPS
• University of Helsinki

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