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But this may be because “the hunters only ever go up to about 1,300 meters (4,265 feet), when the forest starts getting really dense with bamboo thickets,” explains Smith. To get above that ...

“The fact that these juvenile bats respond so strongly to some of these toad calls really does tell us that they must be changing their strategy over time,” James said. 0:34 Learning to eavesdrop ...

Putting the well-being of animals first should be every photographer’s goal. National Geographic photographers share tips on how they do it.

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