Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony of bats has called the library home since the 18th century. The fascinating ...

UNDATED (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - A new study found that vampire bats are remarkably good at running by studying how their bodies react to a treadmill. A new study from Biology Letters sought to learn ...

Bats have inspired many pop culture references, most famously vampires. But did you know there is a species of bat that looks eerily similar to these legendary creatures? The giant golden-crowned ...

With more than 950 species, bats are one of the largest groups of mammals in the world, following rodents. Most bats occur in ...

Have you ever held a bat in your hand? For some people this sounds horrifying. For others, it sounds fascinating. I haven’t ...

In the current church we serve, our Scout leader once taught scouts how to build bat houses to put outside our church and ...

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.