Meet our White-striped Freetail Bats (Austronomus australis) – Australia’s only bat species whose echolocation calls can be heard by the human ear! If you listen closely to the video, you can hear their distinctive chirping — and even a deep tapping sound picked up by the phone’s mic. We think that’s pretty special!These incredible microbats were rescued from a fallen roost in Jimboomba back in January. After four months of care, all but three of the 40 bats are now over 39g, and about half are

Living with wildlife: Bats