A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals that the greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum) uses its long tail as ...

The new leech species has three jaws, five pairs of eyes aligned in a U-shape, a disc-shaped “caudal sucker” for attachment, ...

Though most species inhabit the tropical and semitropical areas ... Sackler Gallery Bats and full moon Smithsonian American Art Museum Vampire Bats, from Lettered Creatures Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian ...

Western cultures have generally regarded bats with superstition and fear; but in China, expressed in art and handicrafts ... In reality, the more than 1,300 bat species are vitally important to ...