[HN Gopher] PScientists reveal how bats learn to identify which ...
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       PScientists reveal how bats learn to identify which prey is safe to
       eat
        
       Author : wglb
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2025-05-01 14:26 UTC (2 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (phys.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (phys.org)
        
       | wglb wrote:
       | Paper in Proceedings of Royal Society B:
       | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2025.045...
        
       | petemir wrote:
       | If only humans learnt to do the same...
        
         | card_zero wrote:
         | Did you accidentally eat a disgusting toad? We've all been
         | there.
        
           | catlikesshrimp wrote:
           | Unfortunately, toddlers (not toadlers) don't know that bleach
           | and amonia are toxic, and that colored pills are not for
           | swallowing en masse. They do learn about _some_ , when they
           | survive. People's tastes are truly varied.
           | 
           | Some adults inject chlorine thinking it provides health
           | benefits.
           | 
           | TLDR: Learning what to consume by Trial and error works for
           | bats, but not for humans.
        
           | petemir wrote:
           | I was just joking about people eating bats, which kind-of
           | made the news a few years ago...
        
       | grues-dinner wrote:
       | Is a PScientist like a P-Zombie
       | (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_zombie)?
        
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