214: Sky Puppies

June 07, 2022 00:04:58
214: Sky Puppies
Brain Junk
214: Sky Puppies

Jun 07 2022 | 00:04:58

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

While baby Egyptian fruit bats start life getting carried around, once they get too heavy, their mothers leave them in a cave while they forage. It’s tough love that gets them out of the cave and learning how to find home and food. image by Yuval Barkai from New York Times Science Current Biology article […]

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