Even bats in the tropics, where it’s warm all year, store fat in anticipation of dry seasons when food becomes scarce. That’s ...

In colder climates, female bats used their fat reserves more sparingly than males—a likely adaptation to ensure they have enough energy left to raise young when spring returns.

Bats are surprisingly good swimmers, but this little guy needed a hand to make it out of this Queensland pool.

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Bats in warm regions appear to be increasing their fat stores over time. This could be an early warning sign of how climate change is affecting their survival.

Nearby, a red-rumped agouti — a South American rodent that looks like a large, long-legged guinea pig — scuttled behind a tree trunk. A few feet away, an Arabian sand cat put its paw inside a log to ...

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To survive in colder regions, bats either hibernate in shelters with high humidity and temperatures above freezing, or migrate to warmer areas where food is available.