Australia used to incinerate the large fruit bats, but research suggests they bring hundreds of millions of dollars in ...

Quick Take Fruit bats have earned their name, as they greatly enjoy munching on fruits of all types. In the featured Instagram video, two fruit bats are feasting on a gigantic watermelon. Flying foxes ...

Fruit bats earned their name for a pretty obvious reason: their affinity for fruit. Also known as flying foxes, these nocturnal mammals love to chomp down on a variety of different fruits and flowers, ...

It is Bat Week, an international celebration of the flying mammals and their importance. I visited the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to get some bat facts. Bats get a bad rap. Maybe it's Bram Stoker's ...

Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony of bats has called the library home since the 18th century. The fascinating ...

A platypus playing in the river, tree kangaroos hiding above and bats screeching overhead… this isn’t the Duke gardens! 10,185 miles away, three Duke students find themselves in Yungaburra, Australia.

LAMONT, Fla. (WCTV) - Every month, WCTV heads to the Jefferson County non-profit and puts a spotlight on a different species at the wildlife conservation. The North Florida Wildlife Center just ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The closeup image of Malayan flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus). a southeast Asian species of megabat, primarily feeds on flowers, ...