Hundreds of thousands of straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) gather at Kasanka National Park, Zambia, creating one of ...

We all know that bats are masters of the night, with their high-pitched calls and whisper-quiet wings, weaving through ...

The smallest mammals on Earth are vanishing faster than most people realize, and the line between survival and oblivion has ...

New research shows that just like humans, vampire bats with deep social relationships use similar sounds as one another to communicate ...

Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus but tested negative. All had recently consumed raw ...

Worldwide research suggests the most common phobias involve heights. And animals. Phobias feature as one of the most common of mental health conditions and, given many sufferers never seek treatment, ...

Ants, rats, and bats are uninvited guests. These animals use sheer numbers to claim a territory, and some are even considered ...

“Those with respiratory symptoms may pose a transmission risk.” Currently, there is no proven specific treatment for Nipah ...

BAT held demonstrations from January 21 to 25 on Great North Road, where activists encouraged motorists to “hoot for animal ...

Last week, the Department of Health in South Africa says it was “inundated” with questions about the outbreak of the Nipah ...

Some countries are on alert after two cases of a deadly, incurable virus were reported in India this week. Here's what to ...

In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there ...