LOS BANOS, Philippines (Reuters) - Researchers wearing headlamps and protective suits race to untangle the claws and wings of bats caught up in a big net after dark in the Philippine province of ...
For the very first time, scientists have observed rats catching bats from midair and praying on them in total darkness, sparking concerns about possible risks of virus spread in the world. A study by ...
Brown rats are seen on video for the first time ever hunting bats systematically, doing so by stalking the flying mammals before catching them out of midair. Though the footage is historical and ...
Catching bats is a difficult task—they're small, they fly and they blend into the night when they're out after dark. That can make studying these mammals challenging, despite their ubiquity: bats are ...