Weighing less than a penny and small enough to be mistaken for a flying insect, Kitti’s hog-nosed bat breaks nearly every rule about what a mammal can be. Eight surprising facts reveal just how much ...

Bats hold some of the most jaw-dropping records in the entire animal kingdom, from the world's smallest mammal to creatures ...

Many people would not describe bats as cute. This is likely because of bats’ associations with viruses, darkness, and evil. Granted, bats are somewhat weird animals, being the only mammals that can ...

Bats are the only mammals that can actively fly, enabling many species to perform seasonal migrations. In migratory birds, remaining airborne for many hours is supported by burning fatty acids, ...

Most library-goers don’t get to enjoy a bit of nature while pursuing books; not so for Portugal’s Joanine Library. A colony of bats has called the library home since the 18th century. The fascinating ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

The subjects of the experiment were soprano pipistrelles (Pipistrellus pygmaeus), a bat species so small it weighs roughly as much as a quarter. Each autumn, tens of thousands of them migrate south ...

The result is a nonnarrated documentary that follows researchers and conservationists across the country, as they protect ...