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  • Some bat mothers make different sounds to their young than other bats. (Wikimedia Commons)
    Baby-Talking Bats
    Victoria Clare
    “Baby talk,” or “motherese,” might not be a language with any native speakers, but most humans seem suddenly fluent in it in certain situations. And it turns out bats might do something similar.