This bat species is part of the leaf-nosed bat family, meaning they have a triangular flap of tissue shaped like a leaf at the end of their noses. Those noses help them detect the scent of ...

While some bat species have seen up to a 99% population decline, Rafinesque's big-eared bat has shown a strong resistance to ...

Scientists spotted the great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat in Bangladesh for the first time, expanding the map of where this fascinating creature lives across Asia, as reported by Mongabay. A team of ...

In the darkened Mucuna ballroom at La Selva a beacon petal’s cupped shape acts as a mirror, fielding bat calls and bouncing information back hard and clear. With eyes and ears and nose leaf ...

A fast-moving disease is killing bats across North America. We need your help to stop it. White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats since it was first discovered in the U.S. Northeast in 2006.

Why are bats dying in North America? An estimated 6.7 million bats have died since 2006 because of an outbreak of white-nose syndrome, a fast-moving disease that has wiped out entire colonies and left ...

Vampire bats are the only mammals to feed entirely on blood and have tiny infra-red receptors in their nose leaf which can detect the most blood-rich veins on an animal, from up to 20 cms away.

Hyderabad: A team of international researchers led by Bhargavi Srinivasulu from Osmania University (OU) identified a new species of leaf-nosed bat endemic to Sri Lanka. The species, ‘Hipposideros ...

“Uniformly, across all the species we sampled in China, we found much lower levels of infection—both the fraction of bats infected and the amount of fungus on infected bats were lower than in North ...

Minnesota bat populations are dropping at the hands of a fungal disease, heightening concern among experts for a federally-listed endangered species. White-nose syndrome is being attributed for ...