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Two big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus, fly together in a large laboratory room equipped with high speed stereo video and sound recording equipment. One bat ceases production of its echolocation calls to avoid sonar jamming with the other individual. Photograph courtesy of Jessica Nelson.