Fringe-lipped bats react to túngara frog calls (VIDEO)

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A fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, responds to the calls of the túngara frog, Engystomops pustulosus, one of its preferred prey species. First, the bat hears the call of a single male túngara frog, producing a complex call (a ‘whine’ plus multiple ‘chucks’.) Then, the bat hears the cacophony of a large túngara frog chorus, with many male túngara frogs acoustically competing for females at once.

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(c) Joseph See

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