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dllu 2 days ago

Yes basically. Bird lungs are relatively rigid, open at both ends like a tube, and have a one-way flow of air, so they are less prone to pressure-related injuries. Bat lungs are mammalian lungs that expand and contract as they breathe just like us, so they are particularly vulnerable to barotrauma near wind turbines.

After writing a bunch of MATLAB code to find the bats, I handed it off and haven't heard back about whether they actually built the wind turbines or not.