Question

to communicate specific issues. researchers at tel aviv university in israel wanted to learn more about what bats are really saying to one another. first, scientist yossi yovel and his team recorded sound and video of twenty - two bats. fifteen thousand bat calls were collected over a period of seventy - five days. then, the researchers tried to match each bat call with a behavior. they used special software to help them tell different bat calls apart and decipher the bats messages. what yovel and his team found was astonishing. egyptian fruit bats are not just making squeaky noises; they are expressing very distinct concerns. one type of call means the bats are arguing over food. another type of call means the bats are figuring out where they are going to sleep. a third call is used when one bat has gotten too close to another. the researchers made another startling discovery. a bat can alter the sound of its call when addressing different members of the group. this is similar to how humans may use a different tone of voice when speaking to different people. it turns out that bats use language as a way to communicate their needs to each other, almost like humans do. based on the text, how are fruit bats different from most other animals? select all that apply. they can understand some human speech. they can communicate about specific problems. they can communicate with many kinds of animals. they can \talk\ directly to one other fruit bat.

Explanation:

The text mentions that fruit - bats can communicate about specific issues like food - related arguments, sleeping locations, and personal space. This shows they can communicate about specific problems and directly 'talk' to each other. There is no mention of understanding human speech or communicating with many kinds of animals in the given text.

Answer:

B. They can communicate about specific problems.
D. They can "talk" directly to one other fruit bat.