Blind As A Bat.
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The ability of a bat to fly in total darkness in a caveis demonstrated by controlled experiments in the laboratory. The ultrasonic cries of the bat are revealed as a type of radar., Shows the habitat and various characteristics of bats, including their method of flying without collision. Pictures several kinds of bats and how they are captured for laboratory study. Shows an experiment in which a blindfolded bat avoids certain obstacles in flight but fails to navigate properly when its mouth is tied shut. Demonstrates the bat's inaudible sounds of extremely high pitch by using a special radio receiver.
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BLIND AS A BAT. Moody Institute of Science of the Moody Bible Institute. 7 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. © Moody Institute of Science; 17Jun54; MP6685.
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