Described as "cute" even in formal scientific journals, Costa Rica's tent-making bats defy negative stereotypes by living in harmony with each other and inspiring conservation.

Tent-making bats dine exclusively on figs, exacerbating the excrement problem, but they also spit out the seeds and play a crucial role as seed dispersers for the proliferation of the fig trees.

"It's not just slapping a label on a bat, it takes time for proper balance, proper weight distribution."By the time he graduated college in 2018, his business Rez Bats got a patent-pending.

The winged Halloween mascots can make tents from leaves that protect them from weather and predators, crawl on the ground, and even sing seductive songs to find mates.

Torpedo baseball bats hit it big when the Yankees set a new team record with nine home runs in one game earlier this season. We visit a factory in Louisiana to see what makes them so special.

“This is a tent-making bat,” she said. “They like to make their home right on the spine of the palm, and they make a perfect circle, like an envelope — it’s their tent.” ...