The big brown bat is the Adirondack’s largest bat; only the hoary bat is larger. The long, lustrous fur is brown. The ears, wing and tail membranes are black. Total length is 105-123 mm (4.1-4.8 in).

The sound made by a male big brown bat as it zeroes in on a bug that might make a tasty meal – if another bat doesn't get there first – is a sequence of chirps beyond the range of human ears. But to ...

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In essence, the big brown bat's midbrain processes calls it makes itself the same way as it processes other sounds. "This discovery allowed us to build a data-driven model: basically, an artificial ...

Due to WNS, all cave bats except the big brown bat are considered endangered in the state. Two of these species are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.

WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASH. — The first time Tom Riecken caught a big brown bat, there was screaming. Riecken and his wife, Mackenzie Powell, were pulling down walls in the attic of their new house ...