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

Medicine & Technology Jul 12, 2021

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

Jul 07, 2021

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

18 Bat Species in Switzerland Found Harboring Viruses from 39 Viral Families Including COVID-19

Jun 17, 2021

A new study found that bats are harboring viruses from 39 different viral families which include some viruses which have the potential risk of jumping to other animals, as well as humans, and lead to disease.

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

Jun 03, 2021

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 Already Know Echolocation Since Birth Unlike Other Animals, Research Reveals

May 03, 2021

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]

Apr 14, 2021

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.

Echolocation in Bats: New Discovery Reveals Flying Foxes' Sound, How It Evolved

Mar 08, 2021

Science experts have found how echolocation evolved in bats. Except for fruit bats, all bats have the capability of echolocating by using high-pitched sounds.

Secret Revealed: Male Bats Use Odor for Sex Appeal

Feb 19, 2021

If humans use looks to attract people when they're in love, bats depend on odor for their sex appeal. Indeed, when falling in love, humans are found to pay attention to looks.

Striking Orange and Black Bat Species from West Africa, Discovered

Jan 14, 2021

Scientists recently discovered a new species of what they described as striking orange and black bat in a mountain range located in West Africa.

Biggest Mammal Migration in the World is in Danger

Dec 08, 2020

Approximated '10 million straw-colored fruit bats fill the air.' The massive colony, the largest mammal migration in the world, is made up of the second-largest fruit bats in Africa.

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

Nov 10, 2020

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

Nov 03, 2020

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

Scientists Trace Lineage of the COVID Virus in Bats

Jul 31, 2020

The virus that has caused the global coronavirus pandemic might have been brewing in bats for the past 40 to 70 years, a new study suggests.

Citizens Could Benefit From Adjusting Streetlights For Bats

Apr 18, 2019

Excessive artificial lighting has negative effects on nocturnal animals and on humans as well.

‘Traffic Rules’ In Nature—Being a Little Batty

Mar 28, 2015

Sitting in traffic on the 210 Interstate Freeway can be quite a pain when you’re on your way to Los Angeles. In fact, in the stop and go traffic you may find yourself going a “little batty”—and you’d never guess just how right you are. When you’re behind the wheel, abiding by the rules of the road, you may just be revealing a bit more of your bat side than usual as a new study published this week in the journal PLOS Computational Biology reveals that humans aren't the only ones who follow “traffic rules” in nature.