Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For some reason October is our national Bat Appreciation Month, with Bat Appreciation Week at the end of the month including ...

In a first in the animal world, three kinds of fruit bat have been found to use sonar clicks made by their flapping wings to find their way in the dark. "This is a major discovery in echolocation ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — Colorado Parks and Wildlife helped rescue a silver-haired bat in Colorado Springs Monday afternoon. CPW said the bat was most likely knocked off its migration because of our recent ...

Bats have an “ear” for flying in the dark because of a remarkable auditory talent that allows them to determine their physical environment by listening to echoes. But an Ohio University neurobiology ...

Bats are an evolutionary success story. With approximately 1,400 species living today, they thrive in every environment except the polar regions. They come in a remarkable range of sizes, from the ...

Bats use tiny hairs to sense the speed and direction of air flowing over their wings. This may alert them to the danger of stalling and enable them to perform impressive aerobatic tricks, according to ...

Oregon is home to 15 bat species. As we approach warmer weather, bats hibernating in caves are beginning to wake up and those that migrated away are making their way back. While bats can prey on fruit ...