Socially transmitted knowledge of hibernation sites in bats
Simon Peter Ripperger, Gerald G. Carter, Lutz Ittermann, Joerg Harder, Brigitte Kaltofen, Robert Henning, Karsten Dedek, Paul Voigt, Ahana Aurora Fernandez
This study shows that Greater mouse-eared bats learn hibernation site locations from adults at summer roosts through social transmission.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition