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Show Bats Have "Homing"Instinct HomingInstinct " "Homin Homin "HominT "Homing Homing T < " o b oInstinct bInstinct Instinct , Gernlan German GermanScientist GermanScientist Scientist FindsBerlin Finds FindsBerlin BerlinBats Berlin -Bats Bats - Bats migrate like likebirds likebirds likebirds birds , though not to such great greatdistances greatdistances greatdistances distances . Like birds , , they theyknow theyknow theyknow know the way home again . Female Fe Female Fe- Fe Female - male bats have a second "homea "home home " " -a a - a nursery cave , where their theiryoung theiryoung theiryoung young arc are born , , andwhere and where wherematcs wheremales wheremales matcs males very rarely rarety intrude . These are among the results ofan of ofan o oan an intensive study of bat ways con con- conducted conducted conducted - ducted by Dr . . Martin Eisentraut E1sentraut ot of otthe ofthe ofthe the University of Berlin Berlm here . Dr . Eisentraut E1sentraut attached identify ident1y- ident1y identify- ident1ying identifying identifying ! - ing bands to over 6,000 6000 , bats , , atter after atterthe afterthe afterthe the manner of banding bandmg birds He Hedid Hedid Hadid did this Uus while wlule the bats were in intheIr intheir intheir theIr winter wmter quarters in two places placesin placesIn placeIn * in central Germany . . Captured andreported and andreported andreported reported subsequently , , the bats batssho batsshowed batsshowed sho\\ sho shoed showed \ ed migration tendencies prin prm- prm prin- prmcipally principally principally - cipally tov/ard tov ard toward / the north and east eastbut , , but their range was not great . Ranee Range 300 \ Miles 1\11les 1 11les . In no case did d1d it exceed 300 miles milesand , and many of ot the little animals anunals dId dIdnot didnot didnot not fly more than tour four or five mU miles milesfrom milesfrom s sfrom from the winter cave . . In v/mter v mter wmter winter / quarters quartcrs , male and fe- fe female female fe female - - male bats share the same caves caveshanging , , hanging in great clusters from the thece theceiling theceding ceiling ce lDg and wall projections . Butthe But Butthe Butthe the nursery cave Is distinctly dlstmctly a "no no "noman's "noman's "noman's nomans " man's mans ' land , " male intrusions mtrusions are areprobably areprobably aroprobably probably mostly accidental . |