She was a bit shy of the camera, so this is all I was able to catch
of her bat ears.
Not exact matches
He said a park with organized activities is the last place where teenagers will hang out, and that the crack
of a
bat or applause for a good play is «music to the
ears.»
I didn't want to create a scene in front
of them so when he came out to open the door to my own car, I whispered in his
ear, «I didn't leave on perfect timing, I needed a cigarette from
bat shit and you hurt my feelings» I won't go into the rest
of the day.
Unlike other
bats, this species can not crawl on its thumbs and toes, and its
ears are so sensitive it can hear the footsteps
of a cricket.
Analysis
of a specific gene has now demonstrated that although
bats live in air and dolphins in water, where sound travels five times faster, they independently evolved a near - identical gene that allows them to accept high - frequency sound in the
ear — vital for sonar.
The National Park Service is using the map to identify places where humanmade noise is affecting wildlife — animals such
bats and owls, whose
ears are up to 20 decibels more sensitive than human
ears, for example, are affected by humanmade noise because it drowns out the faint rustles
of insects and rodents they need to hunt, they say.
The ability that some people have to use echoes to determine the position
of an otherwise silent object, in a similar way to
bats and dolphins, requires good high - pitch hearing in both
ears, according to new research from the University
of Southampton.
Led by Hazel Barton, UA associate professor
of biology and recognized as having one
of the world's preeminent cave microbiology labs, the research points to a group
of fungi related to WSN, which appears as a white, powdery substance on the muzzles,
ears and wings
of infected
bats and gives them the appearance they've been dunked in powdered sugar.
When
bats echolocate, they emit rapid - fire, high - frequency clicks (usually out
of range
of human hearing), then swivel their
ears like radar dishes to catch the echoes, a system sensitive enough to detect objects as thin as a human hair and tiny, night - flying insects.
Bats and other animals that rely on sounds to detect prey in the dark move their
ears much like humans use their eyes to track an object
of interest, making constant adjustments to their
ear positions.
The fungus that causes white - nose syndrome (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) grows on the exposed skin
of bats» noses,
ears, and wings during hibernation, when the
bats» body temperatures drop.
Deep in the South American rainforest, katydids perk up their tiny
ears to listen for the clicking
of bats.
Bats navigate by bouncing sounds off
of objects (an ability known as echolocation), so perhaps it's no surprise that their
ears work a lot like mini-radar dishes.
Using a high - speed camera (tracking reflective landmarks on the
bat's
ear, as seen above) and 3D digital modeling, researchers have shown that
bats bend their
ears in various directions to listen for the echoes
of their ultrasonic calls.
That suggests that the
bats can no longer hear members
of the other groups: Horseshoe
bats» hearing is fine - tuned to detect the frequency
of their own calls (the better to detect telltale insect echoes), and the
ears filter out most other pitches.
Even though the human
ear can't normally hear the ultrafast chirps, beeps, and whistles
of bats, a new catalog
of bat calls promises to make studying these flying mammals a whole lot easier.
Yale electrical engineer Roman Kuc developed his sensitive robot by mimicking the way
bats use their
ears to pinpoint an insect on the wing — the
bats move their
ears to pick up echoes from different parts
of the insect's body.
«If you are going to have things sticking out
of the fuselage, you can try to design them so that they generate aerodynamic lift — in much the same way as large
bat ears,» he says.
«We show how the air behind the body
of a long - eared
bat accelerates downwards, which means that the body and
ears provide lift.
The funny thing is they wrote this about this fake Paris puppy... which is EXACTLY what I wrote about one
of our puppies: Our girl is growing very nicely... has those big and perfect round
bat ears, a gorgeous face and beautiful conformation.
This infuriated the American fanciers who quickly organized the French Bull Dog Club
of America and drew up a breed standard allowing only the
bat ear.
This may be because
of it's small, compact, yet still well - muscled body, square head and amusing «
bat - like»
ears.
«I contacted the shelter right away and learned that most
of Pickles» teeth were broken or missing, so he could only eat canned food, and that he had some skin issues and an
ear infection, but I didn't
bat an eyelash.»
French breeders sought to consistently produce the erect «
bat ears,» much to the chagrin
of English breeders.
With their
bat - like
ears and expressive faces French Bulldogs or «Frenchies» are some
of the cutest pups around and is one
of the reasons this breed has seen a massive increase in popularity in recent years.
French Bulldogs are one
of my favorite dog breeds, because they can be so entertaining and comical (I just love those silly
bat ears they have!).
These smaller counterparts
of the original English Bulldogs, especially the ones with the pointy,
bat - like
ears were decidedly unpopular.
They do have a short head when compared to the height
of their cranium, along with an adorable pushed in nose to accompany the rounded skull, tiny face and the famous
bat - like
ears.
Judging by his smaller size and
bat - like
ears, most think that the French Bulldog actually arose from the toy or miniature Bulldog, which originated in Nottinham, England, where he was used as a ratter in the shops
of laceworkers.
Calming Signals at the Park Our foster pup Willow has beautiful body language, her body is so easy to read (in part because
of her enormous
bat ears and long tail haha) that I wanted to get her on video specifically for this blog post.
This led to formation
of the first club for French bulldogs in the world, and a standard drawn up which is essentially the same today, stressing the
bat ears.
Americans preferred the
bat ear as the hallmark
of the breed and in 1897 an English judge chose their preference
of rose
ears for best in breed.
A distinguishing feature
of the French bulldog is its
bat - like
ears, as opposed to the rose - shaped
ears of the English bulldog.
The breed standard
of the French Bull Dog Club
of America was written to say that erect
bat ears were the correct
ear type.
This
bat's
ears are enormous, reaching a length
of 38 mm.
1) Love the arch (I even kind
of like the
bat ears!)