The world’s biggest bats are shrinking, reveals new research. Flying fox fruit bats are getting smaller — and it may be down ...

Flying foxes are the biggest bats in the world; they look like German shepherd puppies with 5-foot (1.5-meter) wingspans. But ...

By David Brown Bat Week, from Oct. 24-31, 2026, is a worldwide celebration of bats — a group that makes up 20% of all mammals ...

Madagascar flying foxes (Pteropus rufus) are shrinking. They have been getting smaller over the past several decades, which ...

A study published in the Journal of Mammalogy found the giant fruit bats have been getting smaller over several decades.

On a research cruise focused on marine mammals and seabirds, Oregon State University scientists earned an unexpected bonus: The first-ever documented sighting of a hoary bat flying over the open ocean ...

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How can we understand the activity of wild bats? Mostly soundless, flying in the dark, bats feed at night and evade our senses. Many bats can use echolocation to hunt and can avoid the traditional ...

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In observance of Bat Week and to raise awareness about the critical role of bats in the environment, the state Department of ...