Researchers at Tel Aviv University noticed a pattern: bats took fewer risks while scavenging in the winter, but became braver ...

This Artibeus fruit bat feasts on sugary fruit every night but these winged mammals don’t suffer from diabetes or other metabolic problems as humans might if we were to gorge on sugar. Some bats like ...

With more than 1,400 species worldwide, bats are linchpins of ecosystems, serving as pest controllers, pollinators, and ...

The nocturnal exhibit at the Lake Superior Zoo is home to 12 Egyptian fruit bats and two African straw-colored fruit bats. Fruit bats eat fruit, as you probably can guess. This differs from Minnesota ...

Bats sometimes get a bad rap, but these fascinating facts show how they pollinate plants, control insects and thrive in the ...

A high-sugar diet is bad news for humans, leading to diabetes, obesity and even cancer. Yet fruit bats survive and even thrive by eating up to twice their body weight in sugary fruit every day. A high ...

Bats usually get cast as spooky night dwellers who dart through the dark or hang upside down in attics. But there’s a lot ...

Up to 6,300 large flying foxes were spotted in Maitum, Sarangani, the Department of Environment and Natural ...