Around 5,000 fruit bats were spotted by the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-SOCCSKSARGEN (DENR-12) during its ...

The insects can eat twice their body weight in sugary fruit without increasing their blood sugar. What’s going on in their ...

DENR-12 said the area is recognized as roosting site for two fruit bat species – large fying fox and island flying fox. “These bats play a crucial ecological role in seed dispersal and pollination, ...

KIGALI, Rwanda ― Following the recent rediscovery of the critically endangered Hill’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) at ...

As twilight settles, the world’s most misunderstood mammals take to the skies. Bats, with their leathery wings and mysterious ...

Ten rare fruit bats have died at Jersey Zoo following an outbreak of infection in the roost. Initial tests have indicated that it is due to a bacterium called pasteurella multocida, which ITV News ...

An environment rights group, Wild Africa’s West Africa, has warned against the consumption of bats, saying it poses ecological and public health risks. Speaking against the backdrop of the ...

The New York Yankees’ 20-9 win against the Milwaukee Brewers last Saturday has put the spotlight on the odd, bowling-pin-shaped “torpedo bat” that many of the team’s players were swinging.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe were among the many players using so-called "torpedo" bats when they joined the home-run party and helped propel the Yanks to their historic home run barrage.

Millie Mine, located in Iron Mountain, Michigan, is home to one of the largest bat colonies in North America. Little brown bats and big brown bats, both insectivores, inhabit the mine, with the ...