It appears that the bats change the way they echolocate in order to gain detailed information about their neighbors nearby.

Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave in the world ... The crew counts 35 live bats hanging just inside the mouth of the mine, almost half bearing visible signs of white-nose syndrome.

Roosting upside down also protects bats from some of their potential predators, Pavuk said. Hanging from hard-to-reach locations, such as cave ceilings, can help them avoid their enemies ...

Rocky Mountain National Park is asking visitors to take precautions to protect the bat population after an invasive fungus was found in the park.

Every night, bats emerge out of roosts in massive numbers, creating what scientists have called a 'cocktail party nightmare' of clashing echolocations. Nobody knew how bats managed this severe ...

When bats are hanging upside down they feel safer, as they can drop and fly away quickly if a predator comes. Bats use their feet to grasp onto the ceiling of a cave or wrap around branches of a ...

This story appears in the September 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Several years ago, on assignment for National Geographic, I ventured inside a cave in Uganda to photograph a roost ...

hang head down, groom, sleep, and perhaps even quarrel. When night approaches, bat activity increases; they fly about inside their cave then finally emerge to forage for food and drink water. After ...

This species is also much more solitary in its roosting and hibernating habits than are other bats, preferring to hide in tight crevices and holes instead of hanging out in open areas within caves.

In hard-hit Bat Cave, security guards vanish, businesses fight closure, and locals share concerns over safety, roads, disaster tourists and more.