Although no human case has been reported, health officials urge residents to take precautions during the summer months when ...

A bat found in Ottawa County has tested positive for rabies. It's first case of rabies in an animal in the county this year.

HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — The Ottawa County Department of Public Health confirmed on Friday that a bat tested positive for ...

The risk of exposure to a rabid bat is higher from May through September, as bats are more active during this time of year.

A bat is the most recent carrier of rabies detected in Gaston County. Accorcing to the Gaston County Police Animal Care and ...

Out of over 1,400 currently described bat species, three are known to feed on blood exclusively. The common vampire bat, ...

Bats are surprisingly good swimmers, but this little guy needed a hand to make it out of this Queensland pool.

The die-off is so great - and so fast - the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife has declared bats the No. 1 mammal in crisis in the U.S. One type, the little brown bat, ...

Bats have long been the odd ones out among mammals. They are the only creatures in this branch of the animal kingdom capable of powered flight.

Bumblebee bats – aka Kitti’s hog-nosed bats, named after discoverer Kitti Thonglongya – are among the rarest bats in the world, and certifiably the smallest mammals, according to Guinness World ...

How these bats use their humongous genitals to mate — without penetration — is a method never seen in a mammal before, researchers report in the Nov. 20 Current Biology.