There are over 1,400 bat species in the world, and they are almost exclusively nocturnal. Bats have traditionally been classified as Microchiroptera, or microbats, and Megachiroptera, or megabats.

The giant golden-crowned flying fox is the largest bat on Earth, a colossal megabat native to the forests of the Philippines with a wingspan reaching up to 1.7 meters wide . With glowing eyes, long ...

Get to know the bat-eared fox, an insect-eating creature found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa (and also the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.) Mike Bock This peculiar-looking canine lives in the ...