Bats’ Ear Bone Disappearance Turn Them Into Superb Echolocators for Easier Night Hunting

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 01.27.2022 04:30 AM

A new study explained how bats became natural users of sound to hunt food and navigate. Bats are known to have a unique ability, called echolocation, to find their next meal and to navigate around their habitats.

Echolocation: How Do Animals Like Bats Use This Hunting Technique For Survival by Predicting Prey Movement?

12.01.2021 02:47 AM

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University found that bats don't just use echolocation to hunt their prey but also use it to develop snapshots of predictions as to where their prey will appear next.

COVID-19 Investigation in China Bat Caves Rejected, WHO Cannot Probe Hubei Wildlife Due to Tourism

10.12.2021 05:27 AM

A new report said that the Chinese government declined an investigation from WHO on the Enshi caves, located at Hubei, and just 6-hours away from Wuhan.

Bats in Laos Carry Coronavirus Sharing Similar Features With SARS-COV-2, Scientists Closer to Pinpointing COVID-19 Cause

09.19.2021 23:18 PM

Researchers found three viruses that share a key feature with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that caused COVID-19, in greater horseshoe bats living in limestone caves in Laos. Scientists are hopeful that they are now closer to finding the cause of the current pandemic.

Babbling Bats: Like an Infant, These Animal Species Babble to Get Their Parents' Attention

08.20.2021 04:40 AM

New research recently showed one resemblance between a human infant and a bat species and that's babbling. This behavior is said to be a gesture to call the attention of the parents.

Plant-Animal Mutualism: Coevolution of Fruit Bats and Pepper Plants Linked to Biological Scent Sensory Ability

08.12.2021 11:20 AM

A recent study proves the coevolution history of short-tailed fruit bats and pepper plants through the sensory ability of bats.

Thumb-Size 'Olympic Bat' That Flew Record-Breaking 1,254 Miles Dies From Injuries Inflicted by a Cat

08.11.2021 00:14 AM

A tiny thumb-size bath that flew a record-breaking 1,254-mile flight was found injured and after a few days, it died, probably due to injuries, the BCT said.

Neural Activity of Bats' Hippocampus Reveals An Important Mammalian Built-In Navigation System

07.12.2021 03:01 AM

Scientists take a peek inside the brains of Egyptian fruit bats to find the built-in navigation system that is present in most mammals. This tells them to focus on future locations than on present locations.

Female Vampire Bats Found Grooming, Sharing Food With Each Other; Opposite the Behavior Seen in Some Primates

07.07.2021 05:30 AM

Vampire bats have recently been found grooming and sharing food with each other equally minus the regard for social status.

Rabid Bat: Found Alive in San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Anyone Who Had Contact is Urged to Call County Health Agency

06.28.2021 22:02 PM

A San Diego Zoo Safari Park employee has found a live rabid bat, which turns out to be not part of the park's collection. Health officials are now seeking anyone who had contact with the bat.

Rabid Bat Discovered in Olbrich Park: Second in Dane County, Fourth in Wisconsin to Test Positive for Rabies

06.03.2021 21:51 PM

A bat was discovered near the restrooms along Lakeland Avenue in Olbrich Park in Madison and according to Public Health Madison and Dane County, it tested positive for rabies.

Bats Echolocation Facts: They Mastered the Speed of Sound Since Birth Unlike Other Animals

05.03.2021 23:11 PM

An experiment by researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel revealed that bats have a rigid, innate ability of the speed of sound. In short, bats know how to echolocate since birth.

4,300 Years of Bat Poop Uncover Shifting Climate Conditions Over the Years [Study]

04.14.2021 07:13 AM

A study analyzed layers of 4,300-year-old bat poop or guano in a Jamaican cave and their findings revealed snippets of the Earth's climate conditions over the years.

WHO Identifies COVID-19 Origin: Here's What They Found

03.17.2021 20:57 PM

World Health Organization has discovered that wildlife farms in China are possibly the sources of this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

[WATCH] Australian Woman Shocked as Python Swallows a Whole Bat in Her Backyard

03.11.2021 04:21 AM

A woman was surprised to find a huge python devouring an equally large bat right in her backyard in eastern Australia.

COVID-19 May Have Come from Bats, WHO Now Investigates How It Was Transferred to People

01.14.2021 21:00 PM

SARS-CoV-2, may have originated in bats, but how it gets transmitted to people has now been the subject of strong speculation and is currently being investigated by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Research Team Discovers Coronaviruses Closely Related to COVID-19 Virus in Japan and Cambodia

11.24.2020 06:00 AM

Scientists recently discovered a type of coronavirus almost related to SARS-CoV-2 in "horseshoe bats stored in a freezer in Cambodia."

Why Do Bats Collide To Walls Even When They Can Detect It?

11.10.2020 20:00 PM

Bats are known to hit smooth surfaces while flying because they could not see it. However, they also collide to walls even if they can detect it, but why?

Bats Predict Where Their Food Is Going, New Study Suggests

11.03.2020 18:00 PM

A new study suggests that bats do not only locate their food through sounds but also track and predict where their prey is headed.

Vampire Bats 'Socially Distance' Themselves When They Feel Sick – Study

10.28.2020 18:00 PM

Bats in the control group encountered fewer "sick" bats and also practiced social distancing measures, say researchers.

Newly Discovered Virus Suggest That German Measles Might've Come From Animals

10.08.2020 07:40 AM

Two newly discovered viruses, identified as relatives to the rubella virus that causes German measles, were found in animals- suggesting that rubella originally came from animals before infecting humans.