As the only mammal that can fly, there's no doubt that bats are exceptional creatures. Common misconceptions and fears about bats have...

About 70 percent of all bats eat insects: flies, mosquitoes, beetles, and cockroaches. A colony of bats in Texas eats 500,000 pounds...

A mother gives birth while hanging by her feet; she must catch her baby with her wings as it drops! Most female bats have only one baby,...

Bat wings contain the same bones as a four-fingered human hand. Indeed, a bat’s wings ARE its hands. A thin, strong membrane of soft,...

There may be more myths about bats than any other animal. Some people think bats are blind bloodsuckers that fly into your hair and...