The weird sounds of Hammer headed fruit bats - YouTube Hammer headed fruit bat calls - a series of honking sounds that resonate in the African rainforest You would expect bat sounds to be high-pitched squeaks and clicks, going beyond the
Mating Rituals: Hammerhead Bats Honk To Woo - NPR Male hammerhead bats are built to sing … for sex These bats have huge heads, fluted lips and a larynx that takes up more than half the body It's all to amplify their mating calls
Hammerhead Bats Arent Just Huge and Special-Looking But Also Have a . . . The most striking feature of the hammer-headed fruit bat is its huge head, which is shaped like a hammer The males have a larger head than the females, with an enlarged nose, lips, and larynx (voice box) These features help them produce loud honking sounds that can be heard up to 2 km (1 2 miles) away
Have you wondered what bats sound like? – Your Connection to Wildlife They can produce a surprising number of sounds; you can listen to some examples here In fact, the males of some bat species ‘sing’ to attract females and defend territories Listen to male short-tailed bats ‘singing’ in New Zealand here and male hammer-headed fruit bats in Africa producing honking calls here
Hypsignathus monstrosus - Bat Conservation International Hammer-headed fruit bats are gray-brown with white patches at the base of their ears Habitat: Hammer-headed fruit bats inhabit lowland forests, swamps, mangroves, and palm forests, as well as agricultural areas They roost high up in exposed tree branches under the tree canopy in small groups