If you’ve ever caught yourself picking up a friend’s accent or slang, you already understand a little bit about vampire bats.

SHREVEPORT, La. - Bats might be cute Halloween decorations, but they aren't cute when they invade your home. Billy Bretherton with Vexcon Pest Company said they have seen an increase in bat calls in ...

ONTARIO COUNTY, N.Y. — The Ontario County Public Health says they have seen a rise in bat-related calls, especially in areas like Washington Street in Geneva. According to the Ontario County website, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Mid-August is prime time for bat activity, and health departments in our region are seeing a huge increase in the number of calls from people who have encountered a bat in their home ...

Spix’s disc-winged bats shrieked when they were first shown mealworms, a new food for them. Were they alarmed, or were they communicating their excitement to their fellow bats? Elisabeth King Tightly ...

The week of Halloween is also Bat Week and is meant to illustrate the important role bats, often cast as scary creatures in classic cult horror movies, play in our ecosystems. “We know that bats ...

This summer has kept Eagle County’s animal control officers busy answering the local version of the bat signal. The good news is that no captured bats have tested positive for rabies. Eagle County ...

Bats live in a world of sounds. They use vocalizations both to communicate with their conspecifics and for navigation. For the latter, they emit sounds in the ultrasonic range, which echo and enable ...

The Fort Worth Botanic Garden is a sanctuary from the city...not just for people. "Yes. So although this area is very open and spacious, almost empty," FWBG Herbarium Collections Manager Ashley Bales ...