Most bats forage at night and spend more than half of their lives roosting during the day in camps or colonies. Being external roosters, the flying fox is exposed to predators and disturbances ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo has welcomed three Rodrigues flying fox bat pups into its family, helping grow the population of a species that once nearly went extinct. The zoo explained that t ...

It could be the bat's size, odd looks, nocturnal behavior or sheer numbers that has made generations of Australians uneasy. Recently, however, Australia's flying foxes have more going against them ...

The world of bats features incredible diversity, with some of the largest species playing crucial ecological roles. From the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When discussing furry friends, bats aren’t usually the first animal to come to mind. But three fuzzy Rodrigues flying foxes born at the Oregon Zoo will change that.

They’re some of the largest bats in the world. The endangered spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus), for instance, evolved alongside northern Queensland’s tropical rainforests in the ...

See All Key Ideas After four years of conservation action, the number of flying foxes — large bat species — flocking to the Indonesian island of Mantawalu Daka has grown from around 8,000 to ...

Gray-headed flying foxes are actually the largest native bat species in Australia, with wingspans up to three feet. They’re found nowhere else in the world. But as urbanization destroys their ...

The world's largest bat species play vital roles in their ecosystems, from seed dispersal to prey control. These megabats, including the Golden-crowned Flying Fox and the Hammer-headed Bat ...