These Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), unlike most other species of bats, are diurnal and have great vision. But they aren’t just using their eyesight as they forage for ripe fruit, ...

The Malayan flying fox has many names, including the greater flying fox, kalong, and large fruit bat. Its most accurate name ...

Fruit and sometimes insects also supplement their diet ... vines or grow from the trunk of a plant unobstructed by heavy tropical foliage. A few species of bats are carnivorous, eating small frogs, ...

More than 500 plant species count on bats for pollination. Like bumblebees, bats benefit agriculture. They pollinate more than 300 varieties of fruit, including mangoes and bananas, as well as ...

Four of the nine species of Adirondack bats belong to the genus Myotis, the mouse-eared bats. The little brown bat is the most abundant of the four, and is the common bat of the region. During the ...

This bat loves to eat figs, and three species of figs have their seeds spread ... The masked palm civet lives in trees and eats mainly fruit, and can sometimes be found in urban areas close ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals that the greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum) uses its long tail as ...