In fact, there are no vampire bats native to Europe or Asia; they were not even known to exist before the 1500's when explorers visited the New World and observed their unusual eating habits. Indeed, ...

Little is known about the mating habits of the serotine bat ... The bats usually mated for less than 53 minutes on average, although one stud persisted for an impressive 12.7 hours.

Food Habits. All species of Adirondack bats forage at twilight or at night, capturing insects which they detect by echolocation. They capture prey with their teeth, and by netting them with the tail ...

In the decade since the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added the rare Florida bonneted bat to its endangered species list, a trove of information has helped better identify the bats’ habits and ...

BACKGROUND. Of the seven species known to be affected by the deadly bat disease white-nose syndrome, the northern long-eared is among the hardest hit.In the U.S. Northeast, where white-nose syndrome ...

In so doing, it quickly became apparent that the bats were intelligent, and had different personalities. They are not, in other words, just “scary creatures of the night,” Varma says.

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 ...

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.