The hamamas tube-nosed fruit bat has been named after the Papuan word for 'happy' A bat from the rainforests of Papua New Guinea affectionately known as 'Yoda' has been given official recognition ...

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Hello from in here to all you out there. Fruit Bats’ eighth LP opens with this invocation, this call from an isolated vocal room to your headphones somewhere out in the world. It’s a beckoning for ...

The garden is located near the zoo’s Bat Island Roost, which is home to an estimated 8% of the total global Livingstone’s fruit bat population. Ms Shaw added: "Loving bats as much as I do and ...

Butterfly tattoos may be cute, but the actual insect is not so cute in allergy-ridden people’s gardens. Why? Butterflies ...

Though not as common as small rodents in laboratory settings, bats are being increasingly used in research studies. Knowledge of proper blood sampling techniques is essential for care and ...

Fruit and sometimes insects also supplement their diet. Most of the Old World fruit and flower eaters rely on vision and sense of smell to locate food rather than sonar. Unlike birds, bats are color ...

The nocturnal exhibit at the Lake Superior Zoo is home to 12 Egyptian fruit bats and two African straw-colored fruit bats. Fruit bats eat fruit, as you probably can guess. This differs from ...

Surprisingly, bats fed a fruit-only diet had a stronger antibody response—demonstrated by higher antibody levels and better ...

Scientists warn that a few misguided actions could have serious consequences for vulnerable bat species and even increase the risk of disease spillover. Some tropical fruit bats carry seeds inside ...

The best fruit cakes are matured for at least a month and moistened or ‘fed’ from time to time with alcohol such as sherry, Madeira or brandy. Fruit cakes made solely from dried fruit will ...

Longleat Safari Park is set to reopen its bat cave in early 2025. The attraction, which was closed in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic, will welcome around 30 Egyptian fruit bats. Simon Askew, ...