At least 10 bats killed in Tucson after possibly being sprayed with fire extinguisher
At least 10 bats near the Julian Wash in Tucson died after they were possibly sprayed with a fire extinguisher, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. AZGFD said it happened nearly two ...
Bats play shown to play a key role in combating rice pests in Southeast Asia
Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Prince of Songkla University in ...
Bats harbor tons of deadly viruses but don't get sick. Scientists may have just discovered why
Yet until recently, scientists didn’t fully understand why bats are so good at harboring pathogens that don’t seem to harm ...
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Why do bats play host to so many viruses?
Bats harbor many viruses that can spill over into humans, including Marburg, Ebola, and famously SARS-CoV-2. But while these ...
Jaw Wars: How Bats Evolved a Diverse Arsenal of Teeth for Survival
Bats in the noctilionoid group, like Darwin’s finches, have evolved an impressive variety of jaw and tooth adaptations to ...
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Lures that attract seed-dispersing bats could aid tropical reforestation
Attracting seed-dispersing bats to degraded landscapes and aiding in tropical forest restoration efforts has long been an ...
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Bats play a key role in combating rice pests in Southeast Asia
Scientists have demonstrated that Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats not only travels great distances, but also hunt at impressive altitudes of up to 1,600 meters above ground -- the altitude at which ...
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From the vault: Why bats don’t fly in the rain
On rainy nights, the sky belongs to the raindrops. Birds have settled in, insects hide, and bats—nature’s only furry flying ...