Bats regurgitate nectar for their babies

[Still Waters]

ANY HUMAN MOM can attest that keeping a baby fed and happy can be a Herculean task. That’s why some animal mothers have evolved some truly creative—and sometimes surprising—strategies.

Take Pallas’ long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina), a Central and South American bat that visits flowers to feed on nectar, just like a hummingbird. As scientists recently reported in a new study, these moms, in addition to milk, feed their pups regurgitated nectar. Baby bats lick at their mothers’ mouths and their moms oblige by vomiting up a sweet meal for them. It’s the first evidence for mouth-to-mouth feeding in nectar bats.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/bats-nectar-babies-mothers-feeding/