My First Piece for Nautilus: Noise Annoys Echolocating Bats

Anthropogenic noise, noise that is a result of human activity, is a global pollutant. Some wild animals are flexible enough to cope, to some degree, with all this added ruckus. But what about animals whose very livelihood depends on sound? Many bats are acoustic predators that use their ears to find food.Read my first piece for Nautilus for the whole story: Bothered by Noise? Try Being a Bat.