Endangered Mexican long-nosed bats now being tracked via "eDNA" using their saliva
Every spring, Mexican long-nosed bats traverse a lengthy migratory path north from Mexico into the southwestern U.S., ...
Due to 'the good life' in the city, urban bats give birth earlier than rural bats
A study from Tel Aviv University, the first of its kind on mammals, has found that bats living in urban environments give ...
A bill in state legislature would make a nocturnal creature Indiana's official state mammal
Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn wrote a bill inspired by a fifth grade class that would designate Indiana's official state ...
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Why do bats play host to so many viruses?
Bats harbor many viruses that can spill over into humans, including Marburg, Ebola, and famously SARS-CoV-2. But while these ...
Jaw Wars: How Bats Evolved a Diverse Arsenal of Teeth for Survival
Bats in the noctilionoid group, like Darwin’s finches, have evolved an impressive variety of jaw and tooth adaptations to ...
How blood-sucking vampire bats get their energy
Most mammals respond to the demands of exercise in the same way, by breaking down carbohydrates and stored lipids (fats) in ...
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Potential new pathway to fight viruses
The study revealed that a gene common in some bats can reduce the production of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by up to 90%, which could help lead to new medical approaches to combating viral diseases.
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A bill in state legislature would make a nocturnal creature Indiana's official state mammal
That's when the students pitched an idea: Honor the Indiana bat with the designation of Indiana's official state mammal. “They set up a proposal for me to listen to, educating me about the cost ...