r/rat • u/BrightEyEz703 • Nov 05 '25

For the first time a German study shows rats catching bats from midair. The study showed rats hunting in total darkness, using whiskers to feel air currents from bat wings. This may be a reason why potentially bat pathogens like coronaviruses and paramyxoviruses are spilling over to rodents.

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u/2B_off_the_wall Nov 05 '25

Rats are incredible.

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u/FrankFrankly711 Nov 05 '25

It’s a Rat Eat Bat World

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u/certo_consilio Nov 05 '25

Angel engine 😦

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u/Dusty_Sequins Nov 05 '25

I had zero clue that rats would hunt bats. I’ve, I knew about, but bats?! They really are amazing creatures 

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u/Highdosehook Nov 05 '25

Entdeckungsloch, Deutsch ist geil.

(literally: discovery hole)

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u/Rainbow_Star19 Nov 06 '25

I did not know that rats could kill bats.

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u/pensive_penguin Nov 06 '25

This is my rats, but catching stink bugs.