Bats may broadcast their personalities to others from a distance, new experiments suggest, which could play into social dynamics within a colony.

The animals then assemble these echoes into an "image" of their surroundings. But how does Seba's short-tailed bat manage to ...

Bats are fascinating animals, and despite all the myth and creepiness ... A sample of how that sounds is added in his write-up, which you can also check out after the break.

Those species that produce sound through their noses usually have a flap ... more dangerous than the presence of the bats. In the United States bats are beneficial members of the animal community.

A team of animal behaviorists at ... and they tended to be more likely to sound an alert if they deemed one necessary. The researchers also found that the bats most likely to vocalize were those ...