http://thinkgene.disqus.com/a bio blog about genetics, genomics, and biotechnologyenFri, 27 Jun 2008 02:42:33 -0000http://www.thinkgene.com/what-its-like-to-be-a-bat/#comment-2464601<p>To the extent their hearing remains good, my blind friends use echolocation. I, myself have walked down sidewalks in residential areas at night when there is not much traffic of any kind with my eyes closed and was able to navigate with echolocation without running into trees that are along the way...I was able to sense their presence. This dabbling around was done in the 1960s so this concept is pretty well known by some of us for a very long time.</p>John CFri, 27 Jun 2008 02:42:33 -0000