A photograph showing an odd-looking, large bat with an elongated face features a real animal, but the image may make the bat appear larger than normal.

Using high-tech recording devices, Wohlgemuth determined that a bat's head waggles and ear wiggles sync with the animal's sonar vocalizations to help it hunt. The finding, to be published Thursday by ...

Pale, sharply fanged undead sucker of blood, deterred only by sunlight, religious paraphernalia and garlic. They're gnarly ...

We first asked whether ‘classical’ head-direction cells that encode azimuth are found in bat presubiculum. A large fraction of presubicular cells discharged selectively whenever the animal’s ...

But bat researchers say their animal of choice offers distinct advantages. ... Other neurons turn on when a bat’s head is at a particular angle. “We found them all in bats, ...

Summer is a time to be vigilant of the rabies virus present in bats.  Bats can spread rabies to other wildlife, unvaccinated ...

As bats head for hibernation, plan for a habitat upgrade. ... Scientists have been experimenting with treatments, such as spraying the animals with bacteria that help them fight the disease.

But many animals — bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and bats — have tongues specifically designed to do this. All drink nectar from flowers using only their tongues.