WCTV

WCTV gets a behind-the-scenes look at new straw-colored fruit bat habitat

LAMONT, Fla. (WCTV) - Every month, WCTV heads to the Jefferson County non-profit and puts a spotlight on a different species at the wildlife conservation. The North Florida Wildlife Center just ...
KPBS

Bat Week! Fun facts and conservation at the Safari Park

It is Bat Week, an international celebration of the flying mammals and their importance. I visited the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to get some bat facts. Bats get a bad rap. Maybe it's Bram Stoker's ...
salisburypost

Fruit bats a secret weapon in preventing next pandemic

More than four dozen Jamaican fruit bats destined for a lab in Bozeman, Montana, are set to become part of an experiment with an ambitious goal: predicting the next global pandemic. Bats worldwide are ...
Fox News

Risk of bat-borne virus' increases as people encroach on their habitats, according to Reuters study

A study conducted by Reuters data analysis found that as more people encroach on bat habitats, the risk of viruses that can jump from bats to humans is expected to rise. Viruses can be transported ...
Inquirer.net on MSN

Fruit bat colonies found in Apayao biodiversity expedition

TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN, Philippines — Colonies of the endemic giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus) and the ...

Bat Facts: Why Bats Are Beneficial, Not Scary

We are better off with bats. These bat facts will make you rethink the unsung heroes of the night and learn why you should ...
The Conversation

Why don’t fruit bats get diabetes? New understanding of how they’ve adapted to a high‑sugar diet could lead to treatments for people

Fruit bats have honed their sweet tooth through adaptive evolution. Keith Rose/iStock via Getty Images Plus People around the world eat too much sugar. When the body is unable to process sugar ...
Yahoo

This Is What Happens When Fruit Bats Discover a Giant Watermelon (It’s Surprisingly Cute)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The closeup image of Malayan flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus). a southeast Asian species of megabat, primarily feeds on flowers, ...
Salon

A secret weapon in preventing the next pandemic: Fruit bats

More than four dozen Jamaican fruit bats destined for a lab in Bozeman, Montana, are set to become part of an experiment with an ambitious goal: predicting the next global pandemic. Bats worldwide are ...
MM&M

A secret weapon in preventing the next pandemic: Fruit bats

“Spillover events are the result of a cascade of stressors — bat habitat is cleared, climate becomes more extreme, bats move into human areas to find food,” said Raina Plowright, a disease ecologist ...
UPI

Secret weapon in preventing next pandemic: fruit bats

Feb. 7 (UPI) --More than four dozen Jamaican fruit bats destined for a lab in Bozeman, Mont., are set to become part of an experiment with an ambitious goal: predicting the next global pandemic. Bats ...