Bats
How Egyptian fruit bats seasonally adapt behavior to compete with rats - study
Researchers at Tel Aviv University noticed a pattern: bats took fewer risks while scavenging in the winter, but became braver as spring approached.
Health officials concerned as hundreds potentially exposed to rabies-infested bats
Scientists discover 22 new viruses in Chinese bats
Disease linked to bat consumption claims over 50 lives in Democratic Republic of Congo
My Word: Going batty in times of corona and politicking
I’m pleased to give the bats some good press for a change.
TAU finds that bats navigate in the same manner as humans, using landmarks
What they found is that bats, like humans, build a visual cognitive map of their surroundings, using landmarks as navigational points.
China's 'Bat woman' says future pandemics likely unless measures are taken
'These viruses exist in nature, whether we admit it or not. If we don't study, there will be possibly another outbreak, and we wouldn't know them.'
Could the Bible’s prohibition on eating bats have prevented coronavirus?
I recognize that by the standards of modern PC etiquette, we’re not meant to pass judgment on another culture’s eating habits.
Scientists discover 6 new types of coronavirus in bats
“We need to be building the wildlife resources and the capacity to do wildlife testing and wildlife surveillance ahead of the curve.”
TAU research proves Egyptian fruit bats trade food for sex
Female fruit bats have sex with the male fruit bat that consistently provides them with food.
'Robat': Israeli researchers develop unique autonomous bat-like robot
The "Robat" uses a biological bat-like acoustic approach to navigate, emitting sounds and extracting information from the returning echoes to map its novel surroundings.
Weizmann Institute bat researchers map the brain’s social landscape
Bats, being social animals. must be aware of their fellows when they fly.
First-ever case of 'cave disease' diagnosed in the Middle East
Symptoms vary, and in people with normal immune systems, it usually passes by itself.
Tel Aviv University researchers: Bats learn 'dialects' from their nest-mates
Young bats from the age of six months adopt a specific "dialect" spoken by their own colonies.
