Four years after the mysterious White Nose Syndrome was found in a cave outside Albany, more than a million bats in 11 states are dead, and researchers still have no way to stop it, Jeremy Coleman ...

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.

Bats at Halloween are often depicted as blood-thirsty, scary-winged creatures. This description seems to add to the fun of this popular American holiday. However, bats are far from scary and are ...

Bat wings can open, close or twist around, just like your hands. Bat thumbs are separate little claws that help with climbing. Of more than 1,000 bat species in the world, about 10 live in our area.

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.

So many people wanted to learn about bats this summer that the Volo Bog State Natural Area in Lake County added two extra bat-watches to its original program, to accommodate 150 visitors. And it ...

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 ...

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