Fruit bats earned their name for a pretty obvious reason: their affinity for fruit. Also known as flying foxes, these nocturnal mammals love to chomp down on a variety of different fruits and flowers, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The closeup image of Malayan flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus). a southeast Asian species of megabat, primarily feeds on flowers, ...

Bats were marked and monitored on Barro Colorado Island, Panamá, to study seasonal and annual variation in distribution, abundance, and natural history from 1975 through 1980. Data gathered advances ...

Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony of bats has called the library home since the 18th century. The fascinating ...

Fruit-eating bats play an important role in maintaining forest health by being seed dispersers. For decades, researchers have explored ways to harness this capacity as a reforestation tool. One method ...