Bats Are Waking Up in March—Here’s What You Need to Know

With the arrival of March, spring is just around the corner, flowers begin to bloom, and the sun shines a bit longer and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Listen Up! Hungry Bats Emit Food Calls to Family and Friends

Spix’s disc-winged bats shrieked when they were first shown mealworms, a new food for them. Were they alarmed, or were they communicating their excitement to their fellow bats? Elisabeth King Tightly ...
EurekAlert!

Spectral bats greet each other with ‘hugs’ and share food

The world’s largest carnivorous bat has a surprisingly rich social life, displaying affectionate greetings and providing food to family group members, according to a study by Marisa Tietge at Museum ...
The Washington Post

Beyond spooky: Vampire bats weave surprisingly complex social webs

You can probably picture a vampire: a pale, sharply fanged, undead sucker of blood, deterred only by sunlight, religious paraphernalia and garlic. They’re gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for ...
EurekAlert!

In spring, bats grow “bolder” and more willing to confront rats in the struggle for food

Tel Aviv University researchers reveal: Fruit bats contend with black rats in complex ways that change with the seasons. A new study from the School of Zoology at Tel Aviv University reveals that ...