蝙蝠通过在暴风雨前飞行,在长程迁徙中节省能源,这是科学家们新发现的一种行为。 Bats save energy on long migrations by flying ahead of storms, a behavior newly discovered by scientists.

科学家追踪了71个常见的小蝙蝠,发现这些蝙蝠利用温暖的风暴战线在欧洲各地长期移徙期间节省能源。 Scientists tracking 71 common noctule bats found that these bats use warm fronts of storms to save energy during long migrations across Europe. 通过附加超轻量级传感器,研究人员发现蝙蝠在风暴之前会飞,利用有利的风来减少能源使用。 By attaching ultra-lightweight sensors, the researchers discovered the bats fly before storms, using favorable winds to reduce energy use. 这种行为以前是未知的,可能有助于保护受气候变化威胁的迁徙蝙蝠物种。 This behavior was previously unknown and may help in conserving migratory bat species threatened by climate change.