Music & Culture Science

Death metal singers have a vocal counterpart ... in bats

by Mia Venkat

Bats have a seven-octave vocal range. Researchers say, to make their low-frequency calls, bats use the same trick as throat singers and death metal growlers.
Rob Griffith / AP
Bats have a seven-octave vocal range. Researchers say, to make their low-frequency calls, bats use the same trick as throat singers and death metal growlers.

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