Weighing in at less than an ounce, a young female bat flew from Russia to the French Alps—the longest bat flight ever recorded
, says by email. “This made it possible to reveal the importance of the displacement of this bat.”
And because the current calculation of 1,500 miles is the straight-line distance between the two points, it’s almost guaranteed the latest record-holder flew much farther in her journey—perhaps up to 1,900 miles, they say.Of the roughly 1,500 bats Vasenkov has caught and banded in the past 20 years, this remarkable female is the only one that’s been found out of the country and returned.
Nathusius’ pipistrelles generally spend their summers breeding and raising young in northeastern Europe before migrating southwest to hibernate over the colder months. The species prefers hibernating aboveground in buildings or trees, which means it requires warmer climates than bats that hibernate in caves or other enclosed environments.
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