You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Listen 2:59 On a river in the African country of Gabon, behavioral ecologist Jack Bradbury went searching for one ...
The bats funnel out of the houses at high speeds to hunt throughout the night. A silence fell over Museum Road as the sunset, with spectators huddled around the wooden fence waiting for thousands of ...
From pandemic precautions to televised talent shows, masks are having a moment. Even this bizarre bat species has a built-in "face mask," which it uses to cover its wrinkly face during courtship ...
If you've got bats in your belfry — or, more likely, your attic, barn or shed — you've got about a month to do something about it. After April 15, you won't be able to touch them over the summer. The ...
It looks like flying isn’t the only unusual thing that bats can do compared to other mammals. New research has found a bat species whose males use their large penises like an arm during sex. Rather ...
Nov. 9 (UPI) --When copulating, male wrinkle-faced bats pull down a mask-like flap of facial skin, according to new research -- the first-ever behavioral survey of wrinkle-faced bats in their natural ...
Despite their huge presence in our cultural landscape and the news, we know strangely little about bats —especially their mating habits. But a new study published Wednesday in PLOS ONE has unearthed a ...
Tropical bats learn to “eavesdrop” on their prey over time to help distinguish between tasty and toxic frogs, a new analysis suggests. The study looked at fringe-lipped bats that range from Panama to ...
A silence fell over Museum Road as the sunset, with spectators huddled around the wooden fence waiting for thousands of nocturnal creatures to emerge. The audience’s patience has paid off since the ...