With no confirmed sightings of it in over 50 years, the little Mariana fruit bat has been declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It’s one of 21 species, including birds and ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

The World of Darkness first opened in 1969 as one of the first major exhibits in the world to introduce the public to ...

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that are known natural reservoirs of infectious diseases.

Nearby, a red-rumped agouti — a South American rodent that looks like a large, long-legged guinea pig — scuttled behind a tree trunk. A few feet away, an Arabian sand cat put its paw inside a log to ...

Bats are surprisingly good swimmers, but this little guy needed a hand to make it out of this Queensland pool.

Many people would not describe bats as cute. This is likely because of bats’ associations with viruses, darkness, and evil. Granted, bats are somewhat weird animals, being the only mammals that can ...

Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health concerns. Bats' unique im ...

Last week, a group of dedicated volunteers across Guåhan rose in the middle of the night to take part in a special tradition: ...

A man bitten by a bat several months ago has died from a horrific virus. NSW Health confirmed a man in his 50s died after ...

Scientists in China have raised "urgent concerns" after discovering at least 20 never-before-seen viruses in bats that live ...