We are better off with bats. These bat facts will make you rethink the unsung heroes of the night and learn why you should ...

With Halloween upon us, spooky symbols of the holiday abound — including bats. It just so happens to also be International Bat Week, which celebrates the role of bats in nature. Coincidence? Perhaps ...

Bats are a natural to associate with Halloween. After all, vampires rank second to witches in their association with all things eerie. But as with all the plants and animals associated with this scary ...

Bats are one of a few animals associated with Halloween. But Connecticut environmentalists want residents to know these flying predators are nothing to fear! It is the possibility of losing them that ...

Amanda Lollar has been a little batty since she rescued an animal on a Texas sidewalk 13 years ago. "One bat altered the course of my life," she says, "one little, two-inch mammal." Lollar's quest to ...

Why are bats a Halloween staple? Why is their silhouette, slapped onto a cheap decoration, synonymous with fright? Why are they the one thing Bruce Wayne dreads? Maybe it’s because we fear what we don ...

José G. Martínez-Fonseca has spent years documenting the hidden beauty of bats, and his work shows just how misunderstood ...

“Bats get along remarkably well. In fact, some bat species are models for animal friendship. The scariest bat species you can think of, the vampire bat, is currently being studied as a model for ...

ALBANY -- A looming extinction of bats from a spreading fungal disease has federal wildlife officials talking about whether bats should be raised in captivity to prevent a complete disappearance. Four ...