In order to roost upside down on cave ceilings or tree limbs, bats need to perform an aerobatic feat unlike anything else in the animal world. Researchers have shown that it’s the extra mass in bats’ beefy wings that makes the maneuver possible.
In order to roost upside down on cave ceilings or tree limbs, bats need to perform an aerobatic feat unlike anything else in the animal world. Researchers have shown that it’s the extra mass in bats’ beefy wings that makes the maneuver possible.