Longleat Safari Park is set to reopen its bat cave in early 2025. The attraction, which was closed in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic, will welcome around 30 Egyptian fruit bats. Simon Askew, ...

They pollinate fruit, disperse seeds, eat mosquitos and protect crops from pests, experts say. “During this time of year, bats are portrayed as frightening when there is really no reason to be ...

The Nigerian government prohibited the sale of bushmeat as a precaution to stop the spread of mpox in June 2022. However, ...

Many species of bats use echolocation to avoid obstacles like tree branches and hunt small insects as they fly through the dark. But it turns out echolocation for bats is much more than just a ...

Longleat Safari Park is set to reopen its bat cave in early 2025. The attraction, which was closed in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic, will welcome around 30 Egyptian fruit bats. Simon Askew, ...

Echolocating bats have been found to possess an acoustic cognitive map of their home range, enabling them to navigate over kilometer-scale distances using echolocation alone. Echolocating bats ...

In the tropics, nectar-sipping bat species pollinate crops like bananas, avocados, mangos and agaves, including agaves that are used in tequila. Worldwide, more than 300 species of fruit depend ...

The garden is located near the zoo’s Bat Island Roost, which is home to an estimated 8% of the total global Livingstone’s fruit bat population. Ms Shaw added: "Loving bats as much as I do and ...

Longleat Safari Park is set to reopen its bat cave in early 2025. The attraction, which was closed in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic, will welcome around 30 Egyptian fruit bats. Simon Askew ...

With Halloween upon us, spooky symbols of the holiday abound — including bats. It just so happens to also be International Bat Week, which celebrates the role of bats in nature. Coincidence?