Some bat species seek shelter during the day in the attics of large, mostly historic buildings within human settlements, even though they forage for ...

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A cannibal killer who has been dubbed the Vampire of Paris has given a horrifying account of how he began eating human flesh after working in a morgue and how he murdered in search of meat. Nico Claux ...

Scottish scientists in the Amazon are helping to tackle a growing threat from vampire bats, which carry the deadly rabies virus. Researchers say more humans and livestock are being bitten by the bats ...

Bats carry lots of viruses – including variants of the coronavirus that sparked the pandemic. But since bats don't often attack humans, the question is: What's the risk of these viruses being passed ...

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally proven that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, hunts and eats small songbirds mid-air—more than a kilometer above ground. Using tiny ...

Local bat populations are getting attention in the Phoenix area due to a recent mosquito surge ahead of Halloween. The Mexican free-tailed bats living in the Phoenix Bat Cave primarily eat larger prey ...

There are three species of bats that eat birds. We know that because we have found feathers and other avian remains in their feces. What we didn’t know was how exactly they hunt birds, which are quite ...

Bats are an important part of the ecosystem, eating pesky insects most humans hate. Sellers market bat homes, man-made roosts, to encourage them to stick around and eat insects. Tennessee is home to ...