Sure, a few bat species do, in fact, feed on animal blood. Some bats have a face only a biologist could love. And yes, bats can be reservoirs of disease. But in their more than 50 million years on ...

For the frog-eating bats, meals can be treacherous. Some frogs are poisonous. Others are so big they could pose a danger. To ...

From eavesdropping to echolocation tricks, science is giving us an inside look into how various bat species weaponize sound ...

Bats are a big part of Halloween and have a long-standing connection with horror films – as the vampire Count Dracula had the ...

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Bats aren’t just for spooky Halloween decorations, they are important wildlife critical for pest control, experts said.

The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease.

When the North American Bat Conservation Alliance (NABCA) released its first ever State of Bats report this spring, it was intended as a baseline record of how bat species in North America were faring ...

A disused railway tunnel in West Sussex is providing essential winter habitat for rare bat species. The National Trust recognizes the tunnel's importance as a hibernation site for greater mouse-eared ...

It was a bit of a trick for the winged mammals, but a treat for the human team. “Expert bat wranglers” carefully took them ...

The festival grounds featured a variety of attractions for visitors of all ages. Nearly 150 vendors and 25 food trucks were ...