Nipah’s deadly shadow returns to Malappuram, sparking a frantic race against time to contain the virus. Abdul Latheef Naha ...

At the Northumberland Zoo, in the UK, an ultra rare and extremely cute bat gave birth to a precious pup while hanging upside down and, for the first time ever, zoo staff were able to capture the ...

A comparison of bat and bird wings reveals their evolutionary paths are vastly different Nov 1, 2024 Small birds boast range of flight styles thanks to evolutionary edge ...

A new study, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, used Jamaican fruit bats in a lab setting to measure the impact of diet on viral shedding. The bats were exposed ...

However, the frog-eating fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) uses sound instead of looking out for bright colors. The species is known to eavesdrop on frog and toad mating calls to locate its ...

The Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic disease that spreads between animals and people. Fruit bats are the host for the virus The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed ...

“In Rwanda, one of the [bat] species of concern, although not threatened according to the IUCN Red List, is the Egyptian fruit bat [Rousettus aegyptiacus] because it has been identified by ...

Ten rare fruit bats have died at Jersey Zoo following an outbreak of infection in the roost. Initial tests have indicated that it is due to a bacterium called pasteurella multocida, which ITV News ...