For some reason October is our national Bat Appreciation Month, with Bat Appreciation Week at the end of the month including Halloween. Unfortunately, linking bats to Halloween reinforces the ...

Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony of bats has called the library home since the 18th century. The fascinating ...

Until 2017, a solitary wooden tower about 9 m tall, pyramid shaped, and supported by sturdy posts stood on a small island in the Florida Keys. A fishing lodge owner named Richter Clyde Perky built ...

It is Bat Week, an international celebration of the flying mammals and their importance. I visited the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to get some bat facts. Bats get a bad rap. Maybe it's Bram Stoker's ...

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — In the words of the beloved and viral video, “it’s frickin’ bats!” And in Central Texas, they aren’t just a Halloween-time sighting; they’re a significant part of the ecosystem, ...

Bat Beauty Contest entrant Hoary Potter and the Guano of Fire. Just in time for Halloween - the Bat Beauty Contest celebrates the oft-feared flying mammals. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ...

Many people begin to think about scary things as the Halloween season approaches and bats are often among the things that elicit fear and dread. Hollywood’s portrayal of bats are primarily negative ...

Milwaukee Film will host a screening of The Invisible Mammal, followed by a Q&A on Sunday, Oct. 26, at The Oriental Theatre. The film highlights the importance of bats, along with women scientists ...

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - The two oldest-known fossil skeletons of bats, unearthed in southwestern Wyoming and dating to at least 52 million years ago, are providing insight into the early ...