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Bats get fat to survive hard times. But climate change is threatening their survival strategy

  • Written by Nicholas Wu, Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology, Murdoch University
Bats get fat to survive hard times. But climate change is threatening their survival strategyRudmer Zwerver/Shutterstock

Bats are often cast as the unseen night-time stewards of nature, flitting through the dark to control pest insects, pollinate plants and disperse seeds. But behind their silent contributions lies a remarkable and underappreciated survival strategy: seasonal fattening.

Much like bears and squirrels, bats around the world...

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