Published in Current Biology · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers found that frog-eating bats trained to associate a phone ringtone with a tasty treat could remember what they learned for up to four years in the wild. The study, led by May Dixon at Ohio State University, used 49 bats and introduced three other ringtones without food rewards.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- A rare discovery of long-term memory in wild frog-eating bats Ohio State University · Jun 20, 2022 · first to report
- Does this ring a bell? Wild bats can remember sounds for years Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute · Jul 14, 2022