In May 2019, we began receiving queries from viewers who were taken aback by a photograph supposedly showing a very large species of megabat in the Philippines known as the "Golden Crowned Flying Fox" ...

The Little Mariana fruit bat was never photographed in the wild, unlike its closest living relative, the Mariana fruit bat (Credit: Getty Images) The Little Mariana fruit bat slipped into oblivion ...

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Why it's awesome: These "megabats" are the largest in continental Africa. Hammer-headed bats are named after the males' oddly elongated, boxy heads, which contain a large resonating chamber that ...

Malayan flying foxes are primarily nocturnal, which explains why this bat hides from the sun. The bat in the video uses its wing to cover its face, which seems very vampiric in nature. However, ...

Wildlife volunteers in Sydney released a pair of grey-headed flying foxes in a city park Wednesday. The megabat, which has been classified as vulnerable to extinction by local authorities, was among ...

Nagpur: A megabat, also known as a fruit bat, which was entangled in a nylon kite-flying thread was rescued by the members of NGO King Cobra Organisation on Sunday. The severely injured bat was found ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." The Egyptian fruit ...

The Little Mariana fruit bat slipped into oblivion before scientists even had the chance to learn about its biology or behaviour. Even the old people on the island said they hardly ever saw it. The ...

Hammer-headed bats are named after the males' oversized boxy heads, which evolved to amplify and project the honking sounds they produce to impress females during courtship displays. When you purchase ...