The common noctule is found in Europe, North Africa and Asia. Pregnant females hitch rides on storm winds to cover hundreds ...

A new study study sheds light on a little-known phenomenon: the long-distance migration treks of nocturnal bats.

Migrating hundreds and hundreds of miles is hard work for the common noctule bat. But this European species makes its marathon journey a little... Bats catch a lift from storm winds on long ...

Over three spring seasons, the research team marked 71 female common noctule bats with ... at certain times, many bats would suddenly set off on long-distance flights—a phenomenon explained ...

The study focused on common noctule bats, known for their long-distance ... revealing more variable flight paths than anticipated. “There is no migration corridor. We had assumed that bats ...

This has allowed them to study common noctule bats on their spring migration across Europe for the first time. Their analysis reveals that these bats use an unusual strategy to travel hundreds of ...

Hurme et al. found that the bats traversed up to 1,116 km over 46 days, including single-night flights reaching 383 km – distances much farther than previously recorded. Many bats preferred to ...

That allows the researchers to triangulate their position and follow the bats' journey. All told, the team equipped 71 female noctule bats with these sensors. In spring, females typically migrate ...