"There are still a lot of things we need to test." Scientists are tricking wild bats into helping combat a growing crisis: ...

In Tel Aviv, Israel, you might be privy to a strange sight: bats darting from tree branch to tree branch in broad daylight. These Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), unlike most other species ...

like the mandarins or cocos-palm fruit bats consume after loss of native habitat, causes the bats to shed more virus for a longer duration. The researchers also found that the bats ate more food ...