When bats can't hear, new research finds that these hearing-dependent animals employ a remarkable compensation strategy. They adapt immediately and robustly, suggesting for the first time that bats' ...

Because bats are small, secretive, feed at night, and are unfamiliar to most people, they are sometimes regarded as rare. On the contrary, they are found throughout the world except for certain ...

What to do if you find a bat Throughout the year, Idaho Fish and Game receives calls from concerned homeowners about bats. Here’s what to do if you see a bat in or outside your home: Never ...

Vampire bats have become such specialized bloodsuckers that they metabolize their food more like some blood-feeding flies than like other known mammals, a new experiment shows. The common vampire ...

Vampire bats have been put on a treadmill as a study showed the special way they use blood for energy - as well as how quickly they can run. Footage shows one bat using its wings to sprint along ...

Researchers tracked how vampire bats processed their blood meals as they sped along a treadmill for up to 90 minutes. Trilobites Scientists put the bloodsucking mammals on a treadmill to ...

But every good rule deserves an exception. Vampire bats, for example, feed only on blood: an energy drink low in lipids and carbohydrates, and rich in protein. This realisation led Giulia Rossi ...

There are multiple areas on the roster that need to be addressed. The two most glaring holes are a proven big-league bat to plug into the middle of the lineup and the lack of starting pitching on ...

A pair of biologists at the University of Toronto has found that vampire bats are able to burn amino acids as a fuel source similarly to blood-sucking insects. In their study published in the ...