Sick Bats Observe Social Distancing Naturally to Avoid Spreading Diseases

The Covid-19 epidemic gave birth to terms like 'lockdown,' 'isolation,' and social distance,' which have since become commonplace in social situations all throughout the world. Bats, it appears, maintain social distance as well, which may aid in the prevention of infectious illnesses in their colonies.

Furthermore, because sick bats do not leave the cave, the disease does not spread to neighboring colonies. "The bats' decision to avoid the group is rare for these creatures. Normally, these bats are very gregarious creatures which live in caverns with a lot of other bats, "Weinberg agrees. "Indeed, the sick bats' behavior is eerily similar to our own after recovering from sickness. When humans are unwell, we prefer to stay at home quietly beneath a blanket, and sick bats in crowded caverns want solitude and serenity while they recover."

Prof Yovel says that the study's findings imply that the chances of bats transferring infections to people under normal circumstances are extremely low because sick bats tend to isolate themselves and stay in the cave. "We discovered that when bats are sick, they avoid mingling with other bats by staying away from the colony and not leaving the cave. This shows that people must first invade or destroy the bats' natural environment to come across a sick bat. To put it another way, if we look after them, they will look after us."

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