The sound of cicadas humming gives way to high-pitched squeaking. The sky darkens. Some people settle into folding chairs and turn their heads to the sky as little black blobs shoot out of a storm ...

Every evening, millions of bats swarm out of a single cave in Texas, making it one of the most stunning natural phenomena to ...

Bats across Indiana are waking from hibernation and moving out of their caves in search of food. These flying mammals play a vital role in Indiana’s ecosystem and even its economy. Feeding on beetles, ...

There should have been 16,000 bats flying that night in mid-July. Instead, only about 500 remained at the cave in Central Texas next to the Colorado River. The rest had succumbed to white-nose ...

KELLY: Bats flying out of their caves by the thousands, sometimes tens of thousands. Across the world, it happens every night. And for the bats, you might think it was a nightmare, too - a traffic ...

Many people begin to think about scary things as the Halloween season approaches and bats are often among the things that elicit fear and dread. Hollywood’s portrayal of bats are primarily negative ...

White-nose syndrome, a disease found in bats, was discovered in Mystery Cave in the Pryor Mountains. Mystery Cave is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and is a Pryor Mountains cave that ...

One of the most popular wildlife-viewing experiences of the summer will be under way again soon in northwest Oklahoma. The Selman Bat Cave tours have become so popular, most spots are booked within ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oct. 24-31 is International Bat Week and there are plenty of ways to seek out Oregon’s furry, flying mammals during the Halloween season. Oregon is home to 15 species of bats.

Bracken Cave in Texas is home to 15-20 million Mexican free-tailed bats. Female bats head to the cave every year to give birth. The high temperatures in the cave provide the perfect nursing spot.