Most of the Old World fruit and flower eaters rely on vision and sense of smell to locate food rather than sonar. Unlike birds, bats are color blind and, therefore, not dependent on color for locating ...

On Bat Appreciation Day, it’s time to cast aside old fears ... re sipping fruit in a rainforest or using echolocation to hunt in total darkness, bats remind us that the world is full of surprises.

Ten rare fruit bats have died at Jersey Zoo following an outbreak of infection in the roost. Initial tests have indicated that it is due to a bacterium called pasteurella multocida, which ITV News ...