The Ozark big-eared bat once lived in caves in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. However, they have apparently abandoned their Missouri habitat due to human encroachment and cave disturbance.

It is caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which grows around the bats' noses, mouths, and ears. The disease was ... has led to more than 1,000 human infant deaths.

Many animals have ears that are able to detect ultrasound. Dogs are able to hear sounds with frequencies up to 60 kHz, while some species of bats can detect frequencies of 200 kHz. A dog training ...

Strikingly, the human ear cartilage enhancers only ... suited to the needs of various types of animals—bats’ large, ridged ears, for instance, are so sensitive they can detect the flap of ...

The northern long-eared bat — distinguishable from its close relatives ... are also major threats to the species — not to mention direct human disturbance; industrial wind-energy projects which kill ...