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Bats might be the next bird flu wild card

Finding that vampire bats along Peru’s coast carried H5N1 antibodies raises concerns that multiple bat species could become reservoirs for the virus.

Bats might be the next bird flu wild card

Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them

The grisly infrared camera footage records a never-before-seen hunting tactic. It may have implications for bat conservation.

Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them

Grisly recording reveals bat catching, killing and eating robin mid-flight

Before the Spanish study, some scientists had been sceptical about the mammals attacking migratory birds

Grisly recording reveals bat catching, killing and eating robin mid-flight

Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks

Sensor data reveal greater noctule bats chasing, catching and chewing on birds during high-altitude, nighttime hunts.

Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks

Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in

Bats can carry some deadly human pathogens without signs of illness. A new survey shows that other viruses can still be bad for bats.

Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in

A real-life vampire probably couldn’t survive on blood alone

Vampires often have human bodies. To survive on blood, they’d need to shed millions of years of evolution.

A real-life vampire probably couldn’t survive on blood alone
Bats might be the next bird flu wild card

Bats might be the next bird flu wild card

Finding that vampire bats along Peru’s coast carried H5N1 antibodies raises concerns that multiple bat species could become reservoirs for the virus.

Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them

Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them

The grisly infrared camera footage records a never-before-seen hunting tactic. It may have implications for bat conservation.

Grisly recording reveals bat catching, killing and eating robin mid-flight

Grisly recording reveals bat catching, killing and eating robin mid-flight

Before the Spanish study, some scientists had been sceptical about the mammals attacking migratory birds

Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks

Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks

Sensor data reveal greater noctule bats chasing, catching and chewing on birds during high-altitude, nighttime hunts.

Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in

Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in

Bats can carry some deadly human pathogens without signs of illness. A new survey shows that other viruses can still be bad for bats.

A real-life vampire probably couldn’t survive on blood alone

A real-life vampire probably couldn’t survive on blood alone

Vampires often have human bodies. To survive on blood, they’d need to shed millions of years of evolution.

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