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Batty discovery

Bats could fly before they had 'radar'

Its skeleton shows it could fly, but that it lacked a series of bony features associated with "echolocation," the ability to emit high-pitched sounds and then hear them bounce back from objects and prey, researchers said.

Ahhh, evolution is a harsh thing. Imagine observing the short line of early bats that could fly without echolocation:

Squee! Squee! [THWUMP!]

 

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