Bumblebee bat mothers raise just one pup each year, and they do so very carefully. After the tiny pup is born, it hangs onto its mother and nurses from her mammary glands until the baby has grown ...

Asia boasts 442 bat species, more than a third of the globe’s 1,200 species total. While many of these bats haven’t even been assessed by the IUCN, 7 are known to be Critically Endangered, 15 ...

An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Bat Fest Arlington, which is August 24, is free. The cost of the event is $7 per person.

Flying fox bat can have a wingspan of six feet. It lives in Asia and Australia. (Ian Waldie/Getty Images) Bats are the only mammals that fly. There are more than 1,200 kinds of bats. The smallest ...

The bumblebee bat, at roughly the length of your smallest pinkie joint, is thought to be the most petite mammal. Compare that with the giant flying fox, ...

How Small Is the Bumblebee Bat? This tiny bat measures just 29 to 33 millimetres (about 1.1 to 1.3 inches) in length, about the size of a large bumblebee, which is where it gets its name.

Mysterious yes, but bats are also really fascinating -- all 1,400 species of them. From the bumblebee bat that weighs less than a penny, to the flying fox with a 6-foot wingspan.

The bumblebee bat—1.5 grams in weight and beautifully adapted for flying—is also a placental mammal. So are you. So is a bear, an anteater, a giraffe and a squirrel.