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Join Dr. Gerald Carter, Associate Professor at Princeton University and Freeman Hrabowski Scholar at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, for this 56-minute educational talk exploring the fascinating social behaviors of bats. Discover the evolution and ecology of cooperation, communication, and cognition in these remarkable animals as Dr. Carter shares insights from his research on helping behaviors in friendship-like relationships among bats. Learn about the complex social structures and interactions that govern bat communities, drawing parallels between human and nonhuman animal cooperation. Gain understanding of how bats communicate with each other, form social bonds, and engage in cooperative behaviors that challenge common misconceptions about these nocturnal creatures. Explore the cognitive abilities of bats and how they navigate their social environments, with particular emphasis on the evolutionary aspects of helping behaviors and social cooperation within bat colonies.
