Brown Rats Observed Hunting and Eating Bats in Northern Germany Using Two Different Strategies
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Summary
Researchers in northern Germany have documented brown rats using two distinct hunting strategies to catch and eat bats at urban hibernation sites. The rats were observed both waiting at cave entrances to ambush bats as they emerged, and actively climbing cave walls to snatch bats directly from their roosting positions. This predatory behavior was captured on video and represents a significant ecological observation of rats preying on bats in urban environments.
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Bat? Meet rat. Scientists recorded brown rats snatching bats from the air and eating them.
Researchers documented brown rats using two distinct hunting strategies to catch and eat bats
This predatory behavior was captured on video and represents a significant ecological observation
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