Northumberland Zoo is hand-rearing one of the world's largest and rarest fruit bat babies, who has been named Fender. The ...

The zoo opened in June 2015 with chickens, donkeys, goats raccoons and meerkats but is now home to snow leopards and rare ...

Fruit bats are known to dip down into water for a drink and sometimes misjudge the depth, leading to accidental falls. This bat may have mistaken the pool for a freshwater source and gotten more ...

Two newly discovered viruses lurking in bats are dangerously similar to Nipah and Hendra, both of which have caused deadly outbreaks in humans. Found in fruit bats near villages, these viruses may ...

Researchers have discovered two new viruses in bats that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses—pathogens that can cause severe brain inflammation and respiratory disease in ...

St. Cloud Animal Control has found a bat that tested positive for rabies. Health officials are urging the public to take several precautions.

An injured bat that was rescued from a back garden tested positive for an extremely rare rabies -like virus. Using gloves, the resident of the house in Shorwell, on the Isle of Wight, picked up ...

The world's lightest hollow carbon fiber bat designed for enhanced performance, specifically for securing home runs. The bat's construction involves dissolving the styrofoam within using acetone.

The injured bat rescued from a back garden in Shorwell on the Isle of Wight was found to have an extremely rare rabies-like virus, according to the Department of Environment and Rural Affairs ...

You might shudder at the sight of bats in your yard, but the reason they've arrived -- and why you'd want to attract them -- isn't quite what you'd think.

If someone is potentially exposed to bat lyssavirus and seeks medical attention, they can be treated with post-exposure prophylaxis, consisting of rabies antibodies and the rabies vaccine.

Red Wings’ Bruce the Bat Dog featured on NBC’s ‘Today’ show The golden retriever also will make an appearance on the MLB Network.