The Australian government already declared flying foxes, a species of bat, as vulnerable due to habitat loss A record-breaking number of flying foxes died during Australia's recent heat wave The ...

Scientists at CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have identified a new virus in Australian flying foxes, a discovery that strengthens Australia's preparedness against emerging infectious ...

A tracking program has revealed incredible details about the lives of these misunderstood bats.

In Far North Queensland, one special winged mammal helps keep rainforests alive. The spectacled flying fox travels vast distances each night, pollinating flowers and spreading seeds far and wide. But ...

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A platypus playing in the river, tree kangaroos hiding above and bats screeching overhead… this isn’t the Duke gardens! 10,185 miles away, three Duke students find themselves in Yungaburra, Australia.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A single photo is giving conservationists hope for one of the world's rarest bats. A wildlife photographer on ...

Thousands of flying foxes are reported to have died in the heat wave, where temperatures exceeded 100°F A record-breaking number of flying foxes died during Australia's weekend heat wave, according to ...