The skills of these mysterious creatures have been frustrating scientists for centuries. Leonardo da Vinci was inspired, yet defeated, by the bats unique way of flying. Fellow Italian Lazzaro Spallanzani was driven to distraction by the bat’s mystical vision.
Today’s scientists are just as obsessed by these winged wonders as their predecessors. At the cutting edge of their field, they explore how bats defy the laws of aeronautics, they unravel the complexities of bio-sonar and delve deeper into the galaxy of the bat brain.