Sensory ecologist, bat-plant interactions, bioacoustics. Research group leader & staff scientist @ Nuremberg Zoo; associate scientist @FAU_MaD_Lab he/him
https://rsimon.de
Dr. Ralph Simon
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Spectral bats, the largest 🦇 in the Americas, aren’t just fierce carnivores with up to one meter wingspan. New research from @MarisaTietge from @berlinbatlab.bsky.social shows they hug, share food, play with bugs & huddle in “cuddle balls" doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Kicking off the Education and Citizen Science symposium, Melissa Donnelly from Merlin Tuttle Bats talks about battling bat 🦇 misinformation & helping people make informed decisions @ibrc2025.bsky.social #ibrc2025
Dr. Ralph Simon
Today 10th of June at 4 PM Panama time, I'll be giving a Tupper talk @stri_panama on self-medication in bats. Curious? Join me online and discover what bats are up to when they are immune-challenged! 🍈🦇
smithsonian.zoom.us/j/8724629288...
Password: 438162; Webinar ID: 872 4629 2885
Amazing start to the International Bat Research Conference in Cairns! 🦇 🇦🇺 So great to reconnect with my esteemed friend and colleague Merlin Tuttle - nothing beats sharing our passion for bats with fellow researchers from around the world. #IBRC2025 #BatResearch #BatConservation
A rare glimpse into the secret social lives of these giants 🦇
Read the full study here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Dr. Ralph Simon
Excited to talk today at the ZOOlogy2025 Meeting at Artis Zoo, Amsterdam!
📍 Session: Digital Technology, Koningszaal
🕛 12:00
⚠️ Note the updated title
Would love to see you there and discuss how our work!
#ZOOlogy2025 #ConservationTech #WildlifeResearch #AIforGood 🦇🐬🐻
Two super nice talks from @berlinbatlab.bsky.social today @ibrc2025.bsky.social! @RaffaellaCastiglione
introduced an amazing touchscreen setup for bat cognition studies; @MarisaTietge explored the social complexity of Vampyrum spectrum, the largest bat in the Americas 🤩🦇
#BatsRule #IBRC2025
If you happen to be at the @ibrc2025.bsky.social in Cairns, come by my talk tomorrow at 9:45 AM!
I’ll be speaking about self-medication in phyllostomid #bats and a new technique to identify individual bats by their wingprints.
Would love to see you there!
#IBRC2025 #BatResearch 🍈🦇
Dr. Ralph Simon
Just attended a very captivating and fun speed talk by Veli Monday Mdluli on bat education in South African schools 🦇📚 @ibrc2025.bsky.social
Inspiring work on breaking down prejudice through knowledge! 👏
#IBRC2025 #BatConservation #SciComm #EducationMatters
Dr. Ralph Simon
Wow – what an intense and truly amazing 6 days at @ibrc2025.bsky.social! 🦇
Reconnected with old friends, made new ones, and had incredible conversations — all in the spirit of bat conservation and research.
Huge shoutout to the organizers for a perfectly run event! 🙌💙
#BatCommunity #Grateful
New footage reveals spectral bats “hugging,” playing, and bringing food to their young
doi.org
Bats exhibit a diverse array of social behaviors, yet detailed studies on the intricacies of these interactions, particularly in rare species like the spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum), remain scarce. ...
