Its leisurely, aerobatic flight pattern suggests the species makes its living in a very different way
from the other bats in this cave.
Not exact matches
Johnson says they established close working relationship right off the
bat, recalling that, when she started, their desks were «literally two feet away
from each
other.»
Still» and this is the point
from Nagel I wish to insist on» we can not deny the question's applicability; we can not deny that there really is something that it is like to be a
bat (or any
other thing possessed of awareness); we can not deny that
bats really do have an inside, a state of experienced consciousness that is the what - it - is - like - to - be that thing.
Indian wrestling, foam rubber
bats, (6) shouting yes and no at each
other at close range and
from opposite sides of the room all provide effective, harmless, and fun ways of draining off strong feeling so that talking becomes possible.
When doing so they said that they had two different kinds, one
from Mexican
bats (which had a higher nitrogen content), and the
other domestic
bat guano, which has a nutrient ratio of 3 -8-1.
In addition to the re-signing of third baseman Kevin Seitzer, the Brewers» leader and best player, Bando's
other big off - season move was to acquire centerfielder Chuck Carr
from the Marlins to
bat leadoff.
Coleman had a particularly anemic year at the plate in»89 -LRB-.254,.316 on - base average), and despite an off - season tutorial with appropriately named
batting coach Steve Braun, he might have to steal time away
from the Cards»
other regular outfielders — moving left to right, former MVP Willie McGee, Milt Thompson -LRB-.290, 68 RBIs, 27 stolen bases) and Tom Brunansky, who hit at least 20 homers in each of the last eight seasons.
When he can run
from one set of arms to the
other to the
other to the
other and to the
other... and giggle, and
bat his sweet eyelashes, and smile his sheepish grins.
The studies examine everything
from viable ports to turbine manufacturing and wind - farm construction and staging to the need for cables, pipelines and
other infrastructure, as well as the impact on birds,
bats and fish.
To date in 2014, 16 animals
from Erie County tested positive for rabies, predominantly
bats and raccoons but
other animals such as skunks and fox also.
To investigate further, the team looked at the prestin gene
from four toothed whales, two baleen whales, 18
bats and a variety of
other animals.
Unfortunately for him and for many
other people, he had picked up severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS — perhaps directly
from an infected
bat or
from a small, arboreal mammal called a civet, common in one of Guangdong's famous «wet markets» that sell wild animals for food, or else
from a person or chain of people ultimately infected
from one of those animal sources.
But some
other animal must be able to host the virus without dying
from it, and
bats are the chief suspect.
Aside
from well - established things like rabies virus, SARS coronavirus (the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome) and Marburg virus (an extremely dangerous but rare hemorrhagic fever pathogen),
bats appear to carry a plethora of
other germs with unclear effects on human health, if any.
Vampire
bat (Desmodus rotundus) samples
from Mexico and
from the Berlin Zoological Garden revealed a new endogenous retrovirus (named DrERV after Desmodus rotundus endogenous retrovirus) that is also present in rodents and primates but is absent in
other closely related
bat species.
And last, of course, she wants to know what lessons
bat researchers can learn
from this population that might help them save
other types of
bats in
other places.
With the emergence of Ebola virus
from bats and hantaviruses
from rodents, investigators say identifying the
other species infected with HAV provides novel insight into the evolution of HAV and how it spread to humans, and highlights the utility of analyzing animal reservoirs for risk assessment of emerging viruses.
Using X-ray crystallography, performed at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, Cusack and colleagues were able to determine the atomic structure of the whole polymerase
from two strains of influenza: influenza B, one of the strains that cause seasonal flu in humans, but which evolves slowly and therefore isn't considered a pandemic threat; and the strain of influenza A — the fast - evolving strain that affects humans, birds and
other animals and can cause pandemics — that infects
bats.
The isolates with the strongest inhibitory properties were cultured
from a
bat species that has suffered lower mortality
from white - nose syndrome than
other species.
«Most coronaviruses come
from bats, but once they jump to
other species, you could never get them to reinfect
bat cells.»
Though the disc shape makes the leaf less efficient at photosynthesis, Simon says that the benefits of attracting
bats outweigh this energetic cost:
bats are good pollinators, and their large home range means they can take pollen to plants far apart
from each
other, and so help their reproduction, he says.
Hungry females that donated to more
bats tended to receive more regurgitated blood
from others later (left).
The structure's reverberations enable the
bats to distinguish this roost - friendly pitcher plant
from other closely related plants that lack the reflective piece.
Remnants of genes
from these viruses exist in the DNA of
bats, marsupials, rodents, and
other mammals, a finding that may suggest where these deadly microbes lurk before they emerge to kill people.
With additional data donated by
other researchers, she compiled 4685 calls
from 1400 individual
bats.
It then spread
from birds to
bats and on to
other mammals.
Lutz and her colleagues took blood samples
from hundreds of East African birds,
bats, and
other small mammals and screened the blood for the parasites.
A collaboration of researchers
from the Institute of Virology at the University Bonn, Germany, the University of Stellenbosch and several
other South African institutions have recently found evidence that MERS - CoV could possibly originate
from bats occurring in southern Africa.
After hearing the FMB,
other bats increased their distance
from the caller and moved away
from the prey.
Led by Biology Research Associate Genevieve Spanjer Wright, a five - person team
from the University of Maryland found that male big brown
bats can produce a special sound, called a «frequency - modulated bout» (FMB), that tells
other bats with whom they are foraging to keep away
from their prey.
«Foraging
bats can warn each
other away
from their dinners.»
This distinguishes the long - eared
bats from other species that have been studied and indicates that the large ears do not merely create strong resistance, but also assist the animal in staying aloft,» says Christoffer Johansson Westheim.
Extensive testing of malarial DNA found in birds,
bats and
other small mammals
from five East African countries revealed that malaria has its roots in bird hosts.
But a few mammals such as
bats, whales and elephants use complex and varied vocalizations that share some characteristics with human speech such as the ability to learn vocalizations
from other members of their social group.
«We know that females
from other species with low birth rates (like
bats) are very choosy when it comes to mate selection, «says Pablo Santos, lead author of the study.
Bats, as well as birds, bees and
other animals, spread pollen
from flower to flower each time they slurp up nectar.
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A 2D arena battler, Extreme Exorcism has players killing each
other with everything
from baseball
bats and shotguns through to magical staves and trinkets but where things get really interesting is in how the ghosts themselves are used.
The writer - director's adaptation also merges some characters — Â Colonel Stars and Lieutenant Stripes unite in the form of Jim Carrey's star - spangled -
bat - wielding Colonel Stars, for example — Â and gets rid of
others, streamlining the story fans already know
from the paneled page into a much more palatable package.
For instance, right off the
bat, we can eliminate any animated movies
from contention; even those with more acclaim than any
other competitor will not be recognized in the directing or acting categories, for too few voters understand, respect, and appreciate the work that goes into something superficially inhuman.
We're constantly teaching and learning
from each
other and
batting around ideas.
(c) As a
BAT - or STT - qualified immediate supervisor of a particular employee, you may not act as the STT or
BAT when that employee is tested, unless no
other STT or
BAT is available and DOT agency regulations do not prohibit you
from doing so.
The boxer gets its name
from its tendency to stand on back legs and
bat at its «opponents,» which traditionally included bison and
other large game [source: American Kennel Club].
Dogs may still become infected with rabies
from raccoons, skunks,
bats or
other wildlife, but they will not be infected with canine rabies
from another dog.
It is suspected that it leapfrogged into humans
from bats — possibly through some
other intermediate animal.
However, not all dogs follow this pattern, some dogs may decide to just swallow socks straight off the
bat upon finding them just to store them out of reach
from others.
«In the long - term, this vaccine could diminish the rabies cycle in various
bat populations, providing health benefits to them and protecting humans and
other animals
from disease spillover.»
The possibility of protecting
bats — and people and
other animals in the process —
from rabies outbreaks is tantalizing.
It's worth noting straight off the
bat: vacuuming alone is unlikely to kill flea eggs but it can suck them up so you can dispose of it far, far
from your home and is a solid, all natural strategy to get rid of fleas in most
other life stages.