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The world's largest mammal migration
Cinematographer Josh Aitchison spent three weeks in a tree to record the migration of 10 million straw-colored fruit bats.
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African fruit bats are intermediate hosts of the Marburg virus
A group of scientists have reported the successful separation of Marburg virus genome sequences from a common bats eating African fruits (also known as Egyptian fruit ba…
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Bats also perform oral sex
Recently scientists discovered the behavior of oral sex in a fruit-eating bat. It seems that this action helps prolong the relationship between the male and the bat.
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Bats threaten a city in Australia
Hundreds of thousands of bats suddenly appeared in a city in northern Australia, causing officials to fear the risk of outbreaks.
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Evolution of genes in bat ears
New research conducted by the University of Bristol shows that echolocation can evolve more than once in bats.