The world's largest carnivorous bat has a surprisingly rich social life, displaying affectionate greetings and providing food to family group members, according to a study by Marisa Tietge at Museum ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When most people think of bats, they likely don't think of cuddly hugs. However, researchers recently captured footage of a group ...

New footage from Costa Rica’s forests shows spectral bats in a fresh light, far from the lone predators many pictured them as. These large carnivorous bats, known as Vampyrum spectrum, display clear ...

Even for the world’s largest carnivorous bat, a hug is the best hello. Spectral bats are far more cooperative than researchers long assumed, routinely greeting one another with wing wraps and even ...

Researchers recently investigated hammer-headed bat populations in southern Cameroon. The mixed-methods investigation was conducted in mature rainforest, where these massive, bizarre-looking bats ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spectral bats can be found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. "Spectral bats exhibit a level of cooperative behavior ...