• What makes one bat take risks and venture far from its roost in search of food, while another stays close to familiar, safer areas? • A new study from Tel Aviv University’s School of Zoology reveals that the environment in which a bat is raised during the first months of its life largely determines how it will behave in the wild, sometimes even more than its innate personality.
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- A new study from Tel Aviv University’s School of Zoology shows that a bat’s early‑life environment largely determines its later risk‑taking behavior. Researchers found that bats raised in more variable or challenging conditions during the first months of life were more likely to venture far from their roosts in search of food, while those raised in stable, familiar settings stayed closer to safe areas. The findings suggest that environmental factors during development can outweigh innate personality traits in shaping adult foraging strategies and boldness in the wild.
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