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, ...

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, ...

Mass die-offs of fruit bats have occurred during heatwaves ... This project will use a combination of historical ecology and species distribution modelling to understand and forecast changes in bat ...

It includes information on the species’ range, population size, habitat, threats and conservation actions. If you enjoy fresh ...

One in five mammal species is a bat. Some bats eat fruit, some pollinate flowers, others catch fish out of the water, and of course there’s the notorious vampire bat, which feeds on blood. But most ...

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 ...

Bats in the noctilionoid group, like Darwin’s finches, have evolved an impressive variety of jaw and tooth adaptations to ...

The researchers then focused on bat species whose NPC1 proteins bind strongly ... by Chandran that revealed that African straw-colored fruit bats were seemingly resistant to Ebola virus infection.

Portal residents have a new nocturnal neighbor, an elusive endangered bat species that was discovered and confirmed making visits to hummingbird feeders in the area. Researchers at Bat ...

It includes information on the species’ range, population size, habitat, threats and conservation actions. If you enjoy fresh fruit or an occasional shot of tequila — thank a bat, Waldien said.