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Bats Hitch a Ride on Storm Fronts When Migrating, Saving Energy by 'Surfing' Through the Sky, Study Finds
They tagged bats across three years ... by the front to get a boost to their destination—and expend less energy in the ...
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Bats ‘surf’ storm front winds to migrate long distances and save energy
Bats capitalized on the arrival of storms, utilizing the warm tailwinds to propel them further with less energy. “They were riding storm fronts, using the support of warm tailwinds. It was known ...