Israeli researchers have discovered that fruit bats seasonally change how they compete with other animals, namely rats, for ...

A new study from the School of Zoology at Tel Aviv University reveals that fruit bats employ a variety of strategies in their ...

Bats usually get cast as spooky night dwellers who dart through the dark or hang upside down in attics. But there’s a lot ...

Fruit bats navigate using a stable internal compass based on landmarks, offering new insight into how mammal brains map the ...

Bats sometimes get a bad rap, but these fascinating facts show how they pollinate plants, control insects and thrive in the ...

B ats are sometimes called the “ invisible mammal .” Their nocturnal lifestyle, combined with their silent hunting strategy ...

Some 40 kilometers east of the Tanzanian coast in East Africa lies Latham Island, a rocky, utterly isolated and uninhabited ...

A high-sugar diet is bad news for humans, leading to diabetes, obesity and even cancer. Yet fruit bats survive and even thrive by eating up to twice their body weight in sugary fruit every day. Now, ...

JERSEY Zoo’s bats are to leave the Island as their 800m2 tunnel would need a “seven-figure” refurb to be usable. Earlier this year, at least ten bats died of a bacterial infection, pasteurella. The 80 ...

Up to 6,300 large flying foxes were spotted in Maitum, Sarangani, the Department of Environment and Natural ...

Anyone with a pool knows how easily animals can become stuck swimming in circles. It’s not uncommon to find insects, mice, and even frogs floating around the deep end. Bats are less commonly found in ...

Visitors have one more weekend to see the building's remaining animals, including a sloth, an armadillo and a fruit bat.