Bat season is here, so don’t be shocked if the winged mammals appear in attics or if little ones learning to fly crash into picnic tables, low bushes, driveways or meet with other misfortune. “This ...

When I tell people my favorite animals are bats, they are often surprised. And it’s true, bats aren’t as immediately winning as say, dolphins or Golden Retrievers. They can be considered pest in your ...

Mother-pup pair of the greater sac-winged bat, Saccopteryx bilineata, in their daytime roost. The pup (dark fur color) is holding on to the mother´s belly (light fur color) In the 1987 film Three Men ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Mother nature has everything buzzing! From ...

Vampire bat pup receives regurgitated food from an unrelated female bat. Credit: Gerry Carter lab surveillance camera video. During a study with captive vampire bats at the Smithsonian Tropical ...

In May 2021, a set of photographs supposedly showing a baby albino bat was widely circulated on social media. The "animal" seen here isn't an animal at all. This is actually a small plush doll. This ...

Mother and pup of the bat species Saccopteryx bilineata. Similar to human infants, pups begin babbling at a young age as they develop language skills. Michael Stifter Ask any mother: babies babble. It ...

Mother-pup pair of the greater sac-winged bat. The pup (dark fur color) is holding on to the mother´s belly (light fur color). Source: Michael Stifter, used with permission. When talking to babies, ...

An Eastern red bat cradles her babies. Watch the skies as evening falls and the stars come out in Missouri. Baby bats are beginning to emerge from roosts for their first foraging flights this week.

“Mamama,” “dadada,” “bababa” – parents usually welcome with enthusiasm the sounds of a baby’s babble. Babbling is the first milestone when learning to speak. All typically developing infants babble, ...