This release is also available in German. The retinas of most mammals contain two types of photoreceptor cells, the cones for daylight vision and colour vision, and the more sensitive rods for night ...

Statler is the oldest living bat in captivity. The 33-year-old resides at Bat World Sanctuary, a nonprofit organization that rescues and rehabilitates bats in need. The living wasn’t always easy for ...

We want you to meet our friend... well, the world's friend. His name is Statler, and he is a fruit bat turned internet superstar. He enjoys warm hugs, warm sponge baths, fruit salad and flying... sort ...

The way bats rapidly flap their wings in flight could inspire new designs of flying robots, according to a new study. Researchers studied how fruit bats use their wings to manipulate the air around ...

Imagine listening to a recording of an orchestral performance, but because of a bad studio technician, the only instrument ...

Zookeepers have been hand-raising one of the new additions, whose mother died just weeks after giving birth Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an ...