When I tell people my favorite animals are bats, they are often surprised. And it’s true, bats aren’t as immediately winning as say, dolphins or Golden Retrievers. They can be considered pest in your ...

Could the hammer-headed fruit bat be the answer to one of virology's dark mysteries? Where does the deadly Ebola virus lurk? In this video by Science, Biologists trap and sample giant fruit bats, the ...

It had just gone 7am. I was brushing my teeth, when I heard a knock on the cabin door. “We’ve already seen one and it’s a large male,” reported our guide, Arif. Quickly pulling on some clothes, I ran ...

They may look hideous and symbolize darkness in the movies, but bats are tourist attractions here in Mambukal Resort in Murcia, Negros Occidental. The province has three species of bats –the ...

Panic gripped a Rajasthan village after locals reported a 5-foot "Udan Fox" flying creature with massive wings and a fox-like face. Authorities quickly identified it as a common flying fox, or fruit ...

Invasive pythons run rampant in the Everglades and imported iguana burrow into canal banks with abandon, but Florida is trying to keep additional exotics from gaining a foothold in the state with new ...

OSLO (Reuters) - A giant bat with a wingspan up to 5.5 feet (1.68 metres) has made a comeback from the brink of extinction in Tanzania in a rare conservation success, an environmental group said on ...

This is the time of year when people display big pictures of cartoonish fanged bats in their windows and hang rubber bats from the ceilings at Halloween parties. But behind the scenes, real live bats ...

Baobabs are sometimes called "upside-down trees," because their branches look like roots reaching skyward. Of the eight species of baobab in the world, six are confined to Madagascar, one to northern ...

Sarah Venter receives funding from the Baobab Foundation. Baobabs are sometimes called “upside-down trees”, because their branches look like roots reaching skywards. Of the eight species of baobab in ...