Birds nest in their branches, while fruit bats and monkeys feast on their nutrient-rich fruit ... how even the most humble contributions can have a huge impact. High in the rainforest canopy, ...

From its white, fluffy fur to its cozy sleepover parties, the Honduran white bat is so unbelievably cute it’s hard to believe ...

They particularly love figs like Ficus colubrinae, and prefer roosting near fruit trees so they can forage through the night. Honduran white bats only live in lowland rainforests where heliconia ...

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 ...

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 ...

“In Rwanda, one of the [bat] species of concern, although not threatened according to the IUCN Red List, is the Egyptian fruit bat [Rousettus aegyptiacus] because it has been identified by ...

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 ...

A team of mechanical and biological engineers at Cornell University and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Brown ...

The bat enclosure has been closed for a week and the Livingstone fruit bats moved to a non-public area to make it easier for zookeepers to care for them. Matt Goetz, interim zoological director of ...