Scientists collect fallen-off backpacks from bat roosts and reuse them. And Ripperger can tag 50 bats at a time to create a wireless network of backpacks, to collect even more data.

Nine years ago, Simon Ripperger was studying frugivorous — that is, fruit-eating — bats in Costa Rica. The Ohio State University researcher tagged 16 bats with radio transmitters to keep tabs ...

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Yet, tracking small, flying animals such as desert bats remained challenging. Now a new generation of miniaturized satellite-based tags is allowing unique insights into the life of these ...

Officers also located a small bat in the man’s backpack, and it had blood on it. He was charged with felonious assault, the report states.

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 ...

Officers also located a small bat in the man’s backpack, and it had blood on it. He was charged with felonious assault, the report states.

Looking for a new backpack for school? One backpack is inspired by an Austin treasure: Our bats. Animal Packers’ new bat backpack is called the “Austin” and is designed for younger kids to ...

A newly developed tracking device that fits like a tiny backpack allows scientists to monitor small animals. The wireless biologging network (WBN) device allows for proximity sensing, high ...

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The two creatures also leave different wakes: A bat's stretchy wings churn up two separate vortices—one behind each wing—but a pair of relatively rigid bird wings produces one vortex for the ...