The biggest bats in the world are fruit bats, or mega-bats though not all fruit bats grow to great size. Here are 10 of the largest species in the world. Sharks, lions, alligators, and more!

Heat waves in Australia, for example, have caused dozens of mass die-offs of flying foxes, big fruit-eating bats that use large eyes instead of echolocation to find food. “They’re out ...

Bats are able to consume an extraordinary amount of sugar with no ill effects. Scientists are trying to learn more about how ...

An Egyptian fruit bat flies in the Aeromechanics and ... He now competes with big brown bats for use of his front porch in upstate New York. An Explorer since 2021, Nichole Sobecki is a Nairobi ...

It was an incredible introduction to Indonesia’s justifiably self-proclaimed “magnificent seven”; orangutans, Komodo dragons, whale sharks, manta rays, sea turtles, giant fruit bats and the ...

Fruit bats are the primary carriers, spreading the virus via their excretions. Public awareness is critical given the virus's high fatality rate. The Nipah virus has been a cause of concern due to ...

Gliselle Marin is the only bat scientist from Belize to be part of the country's yearly “Bat-a-thon,” a confab of researchers who study the winged mammals. Analyzing bat poop is one of her priorities.

Hello from in here to all you out there. Fruit Bats’ eighth LP opens with this invocation, this call from an isolated vocal room to your headphones somewhere out in the world. It’s a beckoning for ...

Some tropical fruit bats carry seeds inside them ... complex natural webs that keep ecosystems healthy. "If there is a big take-home message from this unfortunate moment in history it's that ...

Four Seasons has two distinct hotels in the Seychelles, one on Desroches Island, the only hotel on the island working in ...

Are there lessons for diabetes? Some bats like candy. Well, not the kind of candy you buy in a sweets shop. Rather, they like fruit, which is rich in sugar. “We call it nature’s candy,” says ...