The Ozark big-eared bat is a threatened species found only in a small number of caves in the southern central United States.

Arizona is home to 28 different species of bats. Bats are an important part of the ecosystem. They pollinate plants and eat mosquitoes. It is illegal to kill or harm bats in Arizona, but they can be ...

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There is speculation that bats are involved in the origins of the new coronavirus in humans in China, but the true source of the outbreak is still being studied. The federal Centers for Disease ...

For the first time, scientists documented direct evidence of a bat preying on a bird at high altitude. By Douglas Main During spring and fall migrations, billions of birds take to the night skies. The ...

They take flight by the thousands, black clouds of fruit bats flapping above the forest as the last light leaves the sky. Hungry multitudes descend upon fruit trees here and around nearby towns, where ...

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 ...

From habitat loss to disease, bat species across Canada are facing multiple threats. As cities expand, the large old trees that bats call home are being cleared and bats are losing their roosts.