Even vampire bats know to socially distance themselves when they get sick, study says

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While social distancing is a new concept for most of us, researchers are finding it's actually standard practice for some animals when they are sick. A new study finds that wild vampire bats naturally distance themselves from other bats in such situations

While the term"social distancing" is a new concept for most of us, researchers are finding that it's actually standard practice for some animals when they are sick.

A study published in Behavioral Ecology this week found that wild vampire bats naturally distance themselves from other bats in such situations.Previous findings have already shown that animals tend to stay away from others when they are sick, but researchers in the study wanted to conduct a field experiment to confirm it in the wild. "In certain social insects, sick ones might self-isolate voluntarily or be excluded by their colony mates," researchers said.

 

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But do they distance themselves from healthy bats?

We should all hang upside down and only come out at night.

We do the opposite, if we get sick we look for others to infect and regain health, I have heard it said n number of times

If only bats knew about social distancing last year, may be bats won’t be largely consumed in CCPChina.

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Liberals want us to be animals so they can control us.

Is that a Chinese bat! Note: bat warfare - It’s not a new thing - China wins round one of virus warfare if Trump loses.

We are just blood thirsty not stupid.

Emphasis on “when they are sick”. You don’t quarantine and distance from the healthy.

Key words: 'When they are sick' The new concept that most of us don't like is the forcing of social distancing, masks, and lockdowns on those that aren't sick...

Except for forever impeached narcissistic sociopathic murdering traitor 45 whose brain is apparently less evolved than than wild vampire bats.. smh, a walking plague TrumpFailed FakePresidentRealMuderingTraitor

Vampire bats are smarter than Trump Republicans! Once again, animals are so smart...

Cities that have been locked down STILL saw spikes in their cases!!! The virus will find you regardless, so why destruct life. Trump is right, we must learn to LIVE with it, & protect the most vulnerable specifically & better. Vulnerable =who may die, not just get sick!

What is the point of this article?

Very noble of bats to distance themselves from each other but they should have stayed away from those pigs which humans ate & Corona virus got jumped over to our species !

well if it would've distanced itself we wouldn't be in this situation now would we

ironic

Now we’re animals

Stop bringing up bats. We are all thoroughly traumatized already

Imagine bats are smarter than humans

Really? We all know bats like to congregate

We don’t believe you anymore on anything CNN

Wait...social distancing is normal when they are SICK!! Healthy people shouldn’t be Social Distancing or wearing masks.

“When they are sick”

Bats carry rabies among other things.

Bats better stay away from China

Do they wear their mask in a car alone?

Finding? Hell anyone with a couple of dogs knows this.

Do Stephen Miller and Rudy know this?

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That's funny lol

So, sick bats isolated themselves and healthy bats went about their normal business?

Didn’t the ChinaVirus come from bats?

Fitting you use a bat. Because we all know animals and humans have the same DNA and immune system. How can anyone pay attention to these news outlets. National enquirer has more journalistic skills

I hope we aren’t comparing humans to bars? This is a joke right?

did you ask the bat why? You think by observing you can absolutely determine why? Have you seen fruit bats? They flock themselves tightly. So observe these bats without bias and you will find out that might not be social distancing

We are the plague on this planet.

Then why doesn't Trump stay away from others. BTW now I understand why he doesn't realize how goofy he looks with his spray-on tan and comb-over. He can't see himself in mirrors.

they probably have good leaders 🤷🏻‍♀️

Bats are smarter than realDonaldTrump and instinctively know to socially distance when sick. Never again say Donald is “bat-shit crazy” ... very insulting to bats.

Maybe we should eat less animals and we’d be less sick

Bankrupt news station taking about bats. Lmao

Is Trump worse than a vampire bat?

Wouldn’t say it’s new new. When someone is sick you stay away. Just this time around it’s the whole world that is sick... 😏

Wow your running this low Budget story and not touching JOE BIDEN fraudulent Behaviour? FAKE NEWS

So basically animals are smarter then America’s

We are the worst species

No, sick people do not go out unless they absolutely have to. Current 'social distancing' is overkill and a forced politically correct solution to a nonproblem. dempanic

That's because they are smart, other animals here don't know that meaning at all. Do you ?

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Ha ha ha

That's why Batman has all those cool weapons. He strikes his enemy from a far to keep the social distancing. I'm sure if he has to do hand to hand combat he will wear an awesome mask.

So basically bats are practicing social distancing better than Trump supporters.

Animals are very smart. Much smarter than humans.

Batshit crazy.

So.......'animals' are smarter than homo sapiens...not necessarily a surprise. We never learn.

So bats are smarter than Republicans.

Are you guys even serious right now? Every day I think you guys can’t post anything even remotely as ignorant as you posted the day before. But yet here we are congratulations you did it again. That has got to be the dumbest shit said all week🙄

.HillaryClinton take note...

So those idiots at the grocery store who don't wear masks and stand right behind you are dumber than bats? Pretty sure I already knew that.

Bats huh? Must not work very well considering they gave the Chinese Covid-19

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