Baobabs are sometimes called "upside-down trees," because their branches look like roots reaching skyward. Of the eight species of baobab in the world, six are confined to Madagascar, one to northern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Front and profile of a hammer-headed bat fitted with a solar-powered GPS collar. Name: Hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) ...

Imagine a creature straight from your darkest nightmares. A face so grotesque, so utterly alien, it defies belief, haunting the very shadows of the African night. This is the hammer-headed bat, and ...

Once a year, a small forest in Zambia becomes the site of one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles. In November, straw-colored fruit bats migrate from across the African continent to a patch of ...

Each year, millions of straw-colored fruit bats descend on Kasanka National Park for a few months, and scientists are working to understand their mysterious journey Melissa Locker | Contributing ...

African straw-colored fruit bats, or Eidolon helvum, are among the bat species researchers have determined are not likely hosts of ebolaviruses. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Despite a lack of scientific evidence and widespread public opposition, the government of Mauritius has embarked on the slaughter of thousands of Mauritius Fruit Bats, which is putting the future of ...

Cull of globally threatened species is not supported by science or public Despite a lack of scientific evidence and widespread public opposition, the government of Mauritius has embarked on the ...

Blind as a bat? Hardly. All bats can see to some degree, and certain species possess prominent eyes and a keen sense of vision. Take the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus). This species is ...