Bats Could Fly Before They Had ‘Radar’– AP headline, February 13, 2008
But Not Very Far!!
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By MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer Wed Feb 13, 6:15 PM ET
NEW YORK - A fossil found in Wyoming has apparently resolved a long-standing question about when bats gained their radar-like ability to navigate and locate airborne insects at night. The answer: after they started flying.
The discovery revealed the most primitive bat known, from a previously unrecognized species that lived some 25.5 million years ago.
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First hints of this phenomenon occurred during the filming of SHANE
when director George Stevens
began to have second thoughts
about the Wyoming setting of the film.
Daily rushes showed telltale signs
for which he had no explanation.
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The proof is in the actuaries presented by Pacific All-Risk
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Images: (Shane) via homevideos.com; (Fossils) via a.abcnews.go.com; (Bats) via imagecache2.allposters.com;(Vampire bat) via scienceblogs.com;(Graph paper) viaRIT.EDU; (size comparisons) via Kokogiak.com via Mega Fauna.; (Grand Teton peak) via southeastclimbing.com; (accident) roadsafety.files.wordpress.com;