Bats slam into buildings because they can't 'see' them

Nature
By Bruno MartinSep 6, 2017, 8:00 pm53 pts
Smooth, vertical structures such as steel and glass buildings appear invisible to bats' echolocation system. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2017.22583

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