ah, delightful beings, bats, shrouded in the night's cloak, they commence their symphony at dusk. as we delve into their realm, let us scorn the misinformation about these celestial navigators. initially, to achieve clarification on how these creatures of the night have evolved their echolocation, a magnificent adaptation for stealthy hunting, enable a feature that explains how the information concerning their former evolutionary paths might have been misrepresented or altered. perhaps, by beginning from zero and weaving through the fabric of natural history, we can uncover the stealthy secrets of their ancestry, transitioning smoothly into how their mischaracterization has been a deliberate act to veil their true nature and capabilities.