This led the scientists to question how the species mate, which led to a shocking discovery. They found that serotine bats are the first mammals known to reproduce without penetration. For one species ...

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Serotine bats are the first mammals found to reproduce through non-penetrative sex. Plus, a genetic link to cannabis addiction and SpaceX’s Starship touches space for the first time. Serotine bats are ...

Mammals usually mate via penetrative sex, but researchers report November 20 in the journal Current Biology that a species of bat, the serotine bat, (Eptesicus serotinus) mates without penetration.

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CNN — (CNN) — Bats have long been the odd ones out among mammals. They are the only creatures in this branch of the animal kingdom capable of powered flight. Now researchers say they have discovered ...