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Bats

Social bonds & sperm storage

Eleanor Konik
Apr 25, 2022
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close-up of a bat's face

Work on the novella starring the winged species of lactating egglayers continues apace, so it was time to do some hard thinking about some niche elements of their social structure. Since they were originally inspired by bat physiology, it occurred to me I should learn more about bat social structures.

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