Blind As A Bat

Duration: 11 0:07:13

Genre: Educational

Creator: Moody Institute of Science

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: 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.

Complete Record: 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., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.