When bats can't hear, new research finds that these hearing-dependent animals employ a remarkable compensation strategy. When bats can't hear, new research finds that these hearing-dependent ...

Despite being sheltered in caves, bats can have their lives endangered by severe weather events. Bats roosting. This closeness makes them vulnerable to the rapidly spreading white-nose syndrome ...

Side note: I was concerned that the bats in this experiment would have blindfolds stuck to them indefinitely. Thankfully, I ...

When bats can’t hear, new research finds that these hearing-dependent animals employ a remarkable compensation strategy. Compare how a bat with normal hearing and a bat that temporarily cannot ...

When bats can't hear, new research finds that these hearing-dependent animals employ a remarkable compensation strategy. They adapt immediately and robustly, suggesting for the first time that bats' ...

“They can get in through an opening the size of a dime or smaller.” Sheldon Owen, PhD, is a wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University. Michael Mengak, PhD, is a Certified Wildlife ...

A 25-gauge needle can be used to puncture the vessel in small bats, and the tube can be inserted into the hub of the needle to collect the sample, or if a vein is accidently punctured, blood can ...

Echolocating bats use sound to navigate and make quick decisions about their calls and flight paths. However, their ability to “hear” these sounds can be disrupted by obstacles, background noise, or ...

while bat cells continue to change as temperatures dropped even further. Hibernation is a handy biological tool. If you can’t snowbird somewhere warmer in the winter, it’s best just to hunker ...

Amid the length and breadth of fauna, bats have always stunned us with their exceptional navigational skills, largely attributable to their acute sense of hearing. But what happens when these ...

Vampire bat fed blood before being placed on a treadmill. (Price Sewell via SWNS) "We found vampire bats can fuel most of their running with amino acids in a blood meal eaten only minutes before, just ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University discovered that when bats can’t hear, they use a remarkable strategy to adapt. The bats quickly and effectively adjust, revealing for the first time that their ...