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Bats Thrive in a Messy, Noisy World. These Four Discoveries Reveal How They Can Listen and Chatter Through the Din
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When the whole forest is echoing back, how does a bat know what to listen for? A bat flying through the dark is navigating an acoustic nightmare. Every tree and rock bounces sound back, creating a thick wall of noise. In a 27 October 2026 feature, Smithsonian Magazine maps the sheer physics of how these animals filter out the clutter to find a meal. People usually picture echolocation as a…