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  • Could bats guide humans to clean drinking water in places where it's scarce?

    Theresa Laverty, Colorado State University|May 3, 2018

    (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Desert life depends on reliable access to water. In Namibia’s stark Namib Desert, where I spent 18 months doing research for my Ph.D., wildlife concentrates around natural springs. Increasingly, animals there also rely on man-made ponds intended for livestock. But water can vary both in quantity and quality, and animals have different needs. Some species, like the kangaroo rat, can survive without drinking w...