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Researchers to study the communication of bats in a bid to shed light on the evolution of the human language

RESEARCHERS at a Scottish university will look into the way bats communicate in an attempt to shed light on the evolution of the human...

Forestry Commission reveals worker was attacked – by a bat

AS if chainsaws and falling trees were not dangerous enough, it has emerged that a Forestry Commission worker was savaged - by a bat. The...

Fury as batty council spends £16K on luxury home for pipistrelles

A CASH-strapped council has been condemned for lavishing £16,000 on a luxury home for bats in an area with a chronic housing shortage. Highland Council...

Scottish hospitals have called in pest controllers thousands of times in the last three years

SCOTTISH hospitals have been plagued by insects and animals, calling pest controllers thousands of times over the last three years. The health service has had...

Totally bats: school work delayed by tiny mammals

PLANS to refurbish a Highland primary school have been badly delayed – by a colony of bats. Around 160 bats were found in the roof...

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