In a rainforest of central Belize, a wildlife ranger saw an oddly colored animal fall out of a tree. The fleeting glimpse ...

The females will have sperm stored since last autumn; it’s only when they emerge in the spring that they will ovulate and ...

Keen’s myotis is usually present in mines and caves used by other Adirondack bat species for winter roosts. Summer roosts are behind the loose bark of trees, shutters and shingles of buildings, or ...

Gelambi’s dispersion study observed that pioneer species of trees were among the most frequently found in the seed traps set for bats. But whether or not the dispersed seeds actually germinate ...

A press release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR): At the beginning of the major league baseball season, the DNR teamed up with the Minnesota Twins to launch “Break a Bat, ...

Some bats prefer to roost in barns, attics, caves or abandoned mines, those shelters providing safety from predators, protection from fluctuations in weather, and seclusion for rearing the young.

We had been filming in the jungle for three days when the local children asked us if we wanted to see the ‘bat tree’. They led us down a steep hunters’ path until we reached a towering kola ...

The bats roost in old tree cavities and artificial structures and forage for insects over open spaces like wetlands and fresh water. They also use one of the lowest-frequency echolocation calls of all ...

Some experts say planted tree patches are better attractants; others say combined methods may work best. See All Key Ideas Attracting seed-dispersing bats to degraded landscapes and aiding in ...