During the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research, scientists discovered that the pig-tailed mice (Typhlomys) possesses a "cutting-edge tech"—echolocation. Academician Sun Hang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences noted that future research on this mammal, which represents a completely new group of echolocating animals, could lead to the development of more intelligent navigation technologies.

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