A new study extracts critical information from bat vocalizations to offer a rare, informative look into the world of bat communication. Bats, like humans, are extremely social mammals. They enjoy an ...

Bats don’t always live in caves. In California, the largest urban colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under a busy interstate in Yolo County, according to the Yolo Basin Foundation. At its height, ...

Bats comprise the order Chiroptera, stemming from Greek origin meaning “hand-wing” to describe the mammal’s unique anatomical feature. The order is the second-largest order of mammals, following only ...

While bats are ecologically important, they can pose a danger to humans when they’re in our living spaces. Bats can carry a specific strain of rabies — a fatal disease for humans. During bat roosting ...

The New Jersey Division of New Jersey Fish and Wildlife is asking residents to keep an eye out for bats and provide officials with reports on sightings. Researchers use several methods to track ...

Bats have a serious PR problem, and COVID-19 misinformation only makes things worse. National Geographic Explorer at Large Rodrigo Medellín—aka the Bat Man of Mexico—is here to save the day with the ...