The straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum, is Africa’s most widely distributed and commonly hunted fruit bat, often living in close proximity to human populations. This species has been ...

Livingstone's fruit bats are critically endangered, with fewer than an estimated 1,300 members of the species left in the wild, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

A range-wide survey of the Critically Endangered Livingstone’s fruit bat Pteropus livingstonii’, Oryx, , pp. 1–10. doi: 10.1017/S0030605316000521. FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message ...

The Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) pinpoints its meal with its sonar not by aiming in front but by "looking" off from side to side, according to a study in a recent issue of Science.

A critically endangered fruit bat was born last month at the Bronx Zoo. The female Rodriguez fruit bat was born July 6 and has been named “Buffy” by staff Veterinarians at the Wildlife ...

So why a bat? This quarter honors the National Park of American Samoa. The park is the only one in the U.S. that is home to the Samoan fruit bat, according to the U.S. Mint.

An Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) lands on a 10cm diameter target when relying on echolocation. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

Yosef Prat, Mor Taub, Yossi Yovel. Everyday bat vocalizations contain information about emitter, addressee, context, and behavior. Scientific Reports, 2016; 6: 39419 DOI: 10.1038/srep39419 ...

Forest officials in Tamil Nadu's Salem district caught two men allegedly hunting fruit bats, cooking them, and selling the meat as chicken. The racket was uncovered after gunshots were reported in the ...

Samoan fruit bats are native to the National Park of American Samoa. Located 2,600 miles southwest of Hawaii, it is one of the most remote parks in the US National Park System, the US Mint says.