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Bats: Want Dinner? Try Echolocation

What is echolocation? Find out in this episode of Science Trek.

Aired 10/01/2022 | Rating TV-G

Science Trek

Bats: Want Dinner? Try Echolocation

Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

What is echolocation? Find out in this episode of Science Trek.

Bats emit a high pitch squeak to help them find food. It’s called echolocation. Humans have copied bats and use sound waves too. Learn how.

Aired 10/01/2022 | Rating TV-G

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Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by Sparklight, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Bats: Bat Bodies

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Bats are the only flying mammal. Look inside their wing and guess what you find. (1m 4s)

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Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by Sparklight, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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