Most European bats eat insects, but one hunts birds. Researchers led by Aarhus University found the Greater Noctule catching small songbirds mid-air. Tagged bats revealed a three-minute chase of a night-flying robin, which was caught, dismembered and eaten, as Niall Hatch explains...

Mooney Goes Wild

RTÉ Radio 1

Batman and Robin!

DEC 15, 202513 MIN
Mooney Goes Wild

Batman and Robin!

DEC 15, 202513 MIN

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Most European bats eat insects, but one hunts birds. Researchers led by Aarhus University found the Greater Noctule catching small songbirds mid-air. Tagged bats revealed a three-minute chase of a night-flying robin, which was caught, dismembered and eaten. Niall Hatch explains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.