These baby greater sac-winged bats babble to learn their mating songs
Like human infants, the young bats sing protosyllables until they master their vocalizations
![a greater sac-winged bat pup clings to a tree and vocalizes](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081921_JL_babble-bats_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Greater sac-winged bat pups, like this one in Costa Rica, learn the rich vocal repertoire of adults by babbling, similar to human infants, a new study suggests.
Michael Stifter