Bats in Pipes (IMAGE)

Brown University

Bats in Pipes

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Corrugated metal pipes have been installed at cave and mine entrances to help bats access their roosts, but a new study from Brown University researchers suggests that these pipes may actually deter bats. In the study, bats attempted to navigate through two different scenarios in a custom-built flight room, including this tunnel of round plastic hula hoops to model the pattern of raised rings along a corrugated pipe.

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