The North Florida Wildlife Center welcomed the new bat colony recently and is excited for visitors to check it out. By Madison Glaser Published : Mar. 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM EDT ...

Visitors watch a Pemba flying fox, one of the world’s largest fruit bats, during the Lubee Bat Festival at the Lubee Bat Conservancy, located at 1309 NW 192nd Ave. in Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 21 ...

An illegal shipment of 41 dead bats and 41 dead birds has been intercepted on its way from Nigeria to West Palm Beach, Florida. Labeled as "Yam Flour Sponge," U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...

The last day to legally bat-proof a Florida home is April 15, and experts recommend identifying and sealing holes as small as a human thumb, which bats can use to squeeze through.

Fruit bats – who survive and even thrive by eating up to twice their body weight in sugary fruit daily – may hold the key to curing diabetes, according to a new landmark study.. While a high ...

‘SUPERHERO’ fruit bats may hold the key to curing diabetes, scientists say. While a high-sugar diet for humans can lead to diabetes, obesity and even cancer, fruit bats survive and even… ...