Bats are the world’s only flying mammals. There are over 1,400 species of bats, making them the second largest group of mammals. Bats can live to around 30 years in the wild.

Why bats aren't as scary as you think. Bats have gotten a bad rap that's actually more fiction than fact. June 7, 2020. When we think of bats, an unfavorable image often comes to mind.

All bats have the same iconic silhouette in the night sky, but up close, they're quite different, says Danielle Dagenais, a co-ordinator for the Community Bat Programs of B.C.

Listener Rachel Sumner of Ithaca, N.Y., recounts the story of her bat-infested trip to Ecuador for our series on vacation horror stories. A bat in her hotel room would keep returning no matter how ...

Of Georgia’s 16 bat species, those most affected include the little brown, tri-colored and Northern long-eared bats — all of which play critical ecological roles by gobbling up tons of insects.