Episode 356
Listening to the bat highway code
Scientists have discovered how bats avoid collisions using a simple set of rules...
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
March 26, 20154m 8s
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Show Notes
If you've ever seen huge flocks of birds or a shoal of fish, you might have wondered how they are all able to move together without ever colliding. Now scientists at the University of Bristol believe they have been able to explain how flocks of bats are able to avoid collisions, by using just a few simple traffic rules. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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