Short-Tailed Fruit Bat Skull (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Short-Tailed Fruit Bat Skull

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The glowing structures are bones that house the inner ear. The rounded, coiled structure is the cochlea, for hearing. The arch is one of three semicircular canals on each side. These contain balance-related structures that sense roll, pitch and yaw. Elizabeth Dumont at UMass Amherst and colleagues have launched a large study of the genetic, molecular and anatomical bases of how bats sense their environment and other bats to ensure survival and reproduction.

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