Next to Rockhampton Airport is a large botanical garden filled with thousands of flying foxes, and when the sun sets these creatures come alive and cause headaches for incoming flights.

The largest bat in the United States is the greater mastiff—its wings reach 2 feet across. The giant golden-crowned flying ...

Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are familiar to many Australians ... But our decade-long survey of one of these species—the gray-headed flying fox—brings some encouraging news.

Little red flying foxes are tree-dwelling bats. In daytime they can be seen roosting in giant camps that may include as many as a million individuals. The bats are indeed efficient fliers ...