Many bats are pollinators, responsible for making sure our crops and plants survive and bear fruit. And still more eat insects — a common brown bat can consume a thousand mosquitos an hour!

The North Florida Wildlife Center just received dozens of straw-colored fruit bats, also known as flying foxes, and WCTV’s Madison Glaser got to get up close and personal to learn all about them!

"We can't live like this," Mr Dalywaters said. Utility company Power and Water said it was aware of the issue, which was caused by fruit bats roosting together on powerlines and sometimes ...