Drunk Bats Manage To Pass Sobriety Tests

Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 10:21 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- New World Leaf-nosed bats (Chiroptera Phyllostomidae) are thriving in the tropical forests of Central and South America, even though their diets consist of more fruits and nectars than their counterparts in the Old World. Strange thing is the phyllostomide bats are drawn to fruits and nectars even after they have fermented.

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