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ceSssbecomesapleasuretoreadabout:It”Snothardtounderstandecho-locationifyoupicturebatsascallingorwhistlingtotheirpreywithhigh-frequencySounds,Mostofuscan”tthearthese,AtouUryoungestandkeenestofear,wemightdetectSoundsof20,000_vibrationsasecond,butbatscanvocalizeatUpto200,000._Theydo让notinaasteadyStreambutatintervals一20of30timesaSecond.AbatlistensfortheSoundstoreturntoit,andwhentheechoesStartcomingfasterandlouderitknowsthattheinsectit”sstalkinghasflownnearer.Byjudgingthetimebetweenechoes,abatcantellhowfastthepreylsmovingandinwhichdifrection.SomebatsareSensitiveenoughtoregister8abeetjlewalkingonsand,andsomecandetectthemovementofamothflexingitswingsasitSitsonaleaf.That”smyideaofsensitive;LIcouldn”taskaWritertogivemetwomoreWonderfulexamples.Butthere”smoretomyadmirationthangratitude工alsoWonder:howmanyotherexamplesofbatsensitivitydidshecollect一dozenSs?hundreds?一tobeabjleto_choosethosetwo?AlwaysStartWithtoomuchmaterial,Thengiveyourfreaderjustenousgh.ASthebatclosesin,计timayShoutfaster,topinpointitsprey,Andthere”saqualitativ
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edifferencebetweenaSteady,Solidechobouncingoffabrickwallandthe]ight,fluidechofromaSwayingflower.,Byshoutingattheworldandlisteningtotheechoes,batscancomposeapictureoftheirlandscapeandtheobjectsinitwhichincludestexture,density,motion,distance,Sizeandpfrobablyotherfeatures,too.Mostbatsreallybelt让out;Wejustdon”fthearthem,ThisisaneeriethoughtWhenoneStandsinasilentgrovefilledwithbats.,TheySpendtheirwholelivesyelling.Theyyellattheirlovedones,theyyellattheirenemies,theyyellattheirdinner,theyyellatthebig,bustlingworld,Someyel1lfaster,SomeSlower,Somelouder,SsomeSofter.,Long-earedbatsdon”tneedtoyell;theycanheartheirechoesperfect1lywelliftheywhispeT.AnotherWayofmakingScienceacceSsSiblelstowrite1ikeapersonandnotlikeascientist.It”SsSthesaneoldquestionofbeingyourself.Justbecauseyou”tedealingwithaScholarlydisciplinethat”susuallyreportedinaStyleofdrypedantryisnoreasonWhyyouShouldn”twriteingoodfreshEnglish,LorenEiseleywasa_naturalistwhorefusedtobecowedbynatureashepassedontoUs,in7HpeLense.orzpenotonlyhisknowledgebuthisenthusiasms:
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