Software identifies bat species based on their calls

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Everyone knows that it’s possible to identify different species of birds by their vocalizations, but did you know that it’s also possible to differentiate between different types of bats based on their echolocation calls? Well, now you do. So far, however, there hasn’t been a standardized system of doing so – it’s been left up to individual human listeners to decide on the closest match. That may soon no longer be the case, though, as the new online iBatsID tool comes into use... Continue Reading Software identifies bat species based on their calls

Section: Science and Education

Tags: Animals, Conservation, Identification, Sound

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