Fruit bats earned their name for a pretty obvious reason: their affinity for fruit. Also known as flying foxes, these ...

Reaching a 6-foot wingspan is the definitive physical requirement for the giant golden-crowned flying fox. Bats have inspired many pop culture references, most famously vampires. But did you know ...

The large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) is a Southeast Asian species of megabat. In China, bats are said to bring good luck. Ancient Egyptians believed they could cure an array of diseases. But ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Australia is famously a place with some of the world’s most dangerous and frightening ...

Flying foxes are a type of bat within the Chiroptera order of mammals. There are several different species and, unfortunately, two native Australian species have suffered sudden and dramatic losses ...