To investigate why lesser false vampire bats (LFVBs) are more attracted to female katydids, researchers from the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) conducted a two-year study on the prey patterns of these bats.

A large number of bats have been seen to die from extremely high temperatures in a village in Odisha. The Kabatabandha village in Odisha has witnessed an increased number of deaths of bats in their own habitat.