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Are Bats Really Blind?: Media

They’ve got great hearing, but is there truth to being “blind as a bat”?

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Why being “blind as a bat” is a myth
The misconception likely started because most bats hunt by way of echolocation.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Blind as a bat?
Contrary to what most people believe, bats are generally not blind at all and in...
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