The 18-year-old, from Malappuram a city in the Kerala region of India , tested positive for Nipah virus, which kills more ...

Australian health officials are urging residents to avoid handling bats after a man who was bit months ago reportedly died ...

Australia has recorded its fourth death of the bat lyssavirus — a very rare and fatal virus that can lay dormant for years.

A man in his 50s has been hospitalized in critical condition after contracting the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) in New ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Fruit Bat is a two-and-a-half-month-old blind kitten who is ready for his forever home. The ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Anyone with a pool knows how easily animals can become stuck swimming in circles. It’s not uncommon to find insects, mice, ...

A fringe-lipped bat zeroes in on its dinner. This species of bat listens for calls to identify which amphibians are safe to eat. Photograph By Grant Maslowski ByElizabeth Landau April 29, 2025 ...

Chinese researchers have discovered at least 20 new viruses in bats from China’s Yunnan province. At least two of these viruses are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, raising ...

Bats play an important role in protecting orchards from pests. (Westend61/Getty Images) Bats living among the orchards of Yunnan province in southwest China have been found harboring a variety of ...

According to the study that collected 142 bats representing 10 separate species between 2017 and 2021, the animals had been roosting near fruit orchards close to populated rural villages.

It has a mortality rate of up to 75 per cent (stock image) These were found in fruit bats (Rousettus leschenaultia) living near orchards close to human villages in Yunnan.