Dead clever: why vampire bats are the ultimate social-distancing experts

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Sick bats self-isolate, while lobsters, monkeys and fish avoid other ill animals. If only humans could detect infection so easily

I’m going to dress up as a vampire bat for Halloween. That’s a genius idea, because it means you won’t have to leave the house.They are? According to a new study in Behavioural Ecology, yes. Researchers scooped out dozens of bats from hollow trees, injected some of them with a substance that mimics a bacterial infection, and …Why are you describing the first scene of a terrifying horror movie? OK, it does sound like science gone berserk, but there is still some good news.

 

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Well you would, wouldn't you?

Wow. Always curious to see what makes species survive.

Looks about right of look on face after opening front door after lockdown

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Not now, guardian. They got us in this mess.

Because they aren't tories ?

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