The Very First Bats Zoomed Across Europe Millions of Years Ago!

Super-cool clues from fossils and DNA show that the world's first bats likely evolved in Europe right after the dinosaurs disappeared. These ancient fliers developed both their flapping wings and echolocation [a way of using sound waves to see in the dark] almost immediately to help them hunt. Imagine looking up at the night sky 65 million years ago and seeing the very first bat swooping overhead!