Sleeping in an open-air house, the University of Minnesota researcher flicked on his headlamp and found a vampire bat—the ...

The story of Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a bat is legendary and infamous... and often distorted. We got some of your favorite rock and metal musicians, as well as some fans, to do their best to ...

Bats are also infamous as carriers of deadly pathogens, a reputation which even bat enthusiasts admit is not entirely undeserved. “Bats are reservoirs for viruses that cause the highest case fatality ...

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YOLO COUNTY -- This time of year, more than 250,000 bats make their home under the Yolo Causeway. It's quite a sight to see when the colony, mostly made up of pregnant or nursing females, heads out ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

"Torpedo bats," like the one shown here used by New York Yankees player Jazz Chisholm Jr., have a slightly bulbous shape that's similar to a bowling pin. Mike Stobe / Getty Images Ever since the New ...