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Yorkshire bat colonies 'cohabit all year'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21181377
As a result of its hunting style, the Daubenton's bat has earned the nickname "sleepy hovercraft"
Colonies of Daubenton's bats in the Yorkshire Dales that have males and females living alongside each other all year round have surprised scientists.
Normally, the bats display "segregation behaviour", meaning the sexes live apart from the spring and only cohabit when they hibernate.
Researchers say it is the first documented example of temperate bats operating a "flexible social system".
Details of the study have been published in the journal Plos One.