Field research is dirty work! Join a team of research scientists from the Field Museum in the second installment of a two-part series that is part of a larger playlist exploring mammals. The team continues their search for bats in Kenya's caves, where they collect bat calls and examine several species.

Concepts

bats, kenya, africa, animal anatomy, animal behavior, mammals, expeditions, caves, ecosystems

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask the class to listen carefully to the bat calls and have them compare what they hear inside the cave versus outside in the daylight
• Locate the caves on a map to give viewers perspective 

Classroom Considerations

• Take a moment to describe how bats communicate and navigate before beginning
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Close-up shots of the bats help viewers better understand the expedition's goals and research objectives
• The video shows a variety of research technology in use 

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.9-10.2