How can a megabat like the Ryukyu flying fox hang upside down like smaller bats, and why are its wings translucent? Jump in ...

Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony ...

Researchers recently investigated hammer-headed bat populations in southern Cameroon. The mixed-methods investigation was ...

In a bizarre and unsettling incident from Tamil Nadu’s Salem district, two men have been arrested for hunting fruit bats and ...

This, even though Canadian bats are insectivores (an "average" Canadian bat, the small brown bat, can eat up to 1,200 bugs an hour) and play a crucial role in stabilizing insect populations.

These ubiquitous bats eat fruit hanging high up in trees, dropping partially consumed fruit to the ground. There, other animals such as monkeys, antelope and porcupines eat the leftovers and contract ...

Only three species of bats eat animal blood, with two specializing on bird blood. Other bats eat pollen, nectar, or fruit. A long eared myotis named Honey Bunches of MyOtis. CREDIT: Emma Busk/BLM ...

The nocturnal exhibit at the Lake Superior Zoo is home to 12 Egyptian fruit bats and two African straw-colored fruit bats. Fruit bats eat fruit, as you probably can guess.

These bats eat fruit and insects but don’t bite people. Yet it’s possible they could leave the virus on produce and a human could get infected by taking a bite.

As a single bat can eat up to 50 per cent of its body weight in insects per night, having a better idea of what areas they prefer could help with insect control, as the flying mammals are a ...

These bats eat fruit and insects but do not bite people. Yet it is possible they could leave the virus on produce and a human could get infected by taking a bite.