Studies have demonstrated that ~60%–80% of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) in humans originated from wild life. Bats are natural reservoirs of a large variety of viruses, including many important ...

A new study shows that when communities experienced the near death of entire insect-eating bat populations, farmers increased their use of pesticides. This in turn increased the infant mortality rate.

This fact sheet attempts to dispel the fears and answer some of the questions most often asked of the National Museum of Natural History by presenting some general facts about the biology and natural ...

The bat skeletons unearthed in southwest Wyoming are the oldest ever found, and their discovery has sparked a reshuffle in the bat family tree. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Scientists are learning more about the rarely seen spectral bat, Latin America’s “jaguar on the wing.” A spectral bat, the largest bat species in the Western Hemisphere, consumes a short-tailed fruit ...

Little is known about the mating habits of the serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus), but the males of the species boast unusually large penises—much larger than the vaginas of the females. The purpose ...