Bats
Chris Packham explores bats' incredible anatomy, physiology and senses to understand what enables them to thrive in some surprising places.
Bats have colonised remote corners of the planet to become one of most widespread mammals on earth. Chris Packham explores their incredible anatomy, physiology and senses to understand what enables them to thrive in some surprising places.
Tiny hairs on their wings give them a detailed air-flow map during flight, heat sensors on the nose of vampire bats means they can sense the most blood-rich areas of a prey's body and iron oxide particles in the bat brain may act as a compass allowing them to find the most direct route back to the roost.
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How bats stay one step ahead
Duration: 01:53
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DJ Kappa
Intro: Hra Sa Zacina
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Chris Packham |
| Executive Producer | Jonny Keeling |
| Producer | Francis Welch |
| Series Producer | Aaron Paul |
Broadcasts
Wed 15 Oct 2014 20:30- Thu 16 Oct 2014 00:35
- Thu 12 Nov 2015 12:30麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Thu 12 Nov 2015 16:45麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Wed 27 Jul 2016 19:30
- Wed 17 May 2017 15:45麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Wed 17 May 2017 16:00麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Sat 10 Mar 2018 06:10
- Wed 6 Feb 2019 13:00麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Wed 6 Feb 2019 15:50
- Tue 30 Mar 2021 16:15麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Thu 14 Apr 2022 15:45麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Fri 15 Jul 2022 01:50
- Wed 13 Sep 2023 15:00麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Sun 15 Sep 2024 16:00麻豆社 Two except Scotland
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