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European free-tailed bat
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European free-tailed bat

mammal
Also known as: Tadarida teniotis
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  • echolocation

    , the European free-tailed bat [Tadarida teniotis]) to as high as 212,000 hertz (e.g., Percival’s trident bat [Cloeotis percivali]). The pulses are repeated at varying rates (often in a single individual, depending upon the situation), beginning at about one per second. The rate may reach several hundred…

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    , the European free-tailed bat [Tadarida teniotis]) to as high as 212,000 hertz (e.g., Percival’s trident bat [Cloeotis percivali]). The pulses are repeated at varying rates (often in a single individual, depending upon the situation), beginning at about one per second. The rate may reach several hundred…

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