The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Jessica Elbert, a boarded veterinary anatomic pathologist, diplomat of the American ...

A new study shows how the brains of Egyptian fruit bats are highly specialized for echolocation and flight, with motor areas of the cerebral cortex that are dedicated to sonar production and wing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A woman was infected with IsrRAPXV while caring for injured Egyptian fruit bat sucklings. Four other people also ...

The nocturnal exhibit at the Lake Superior Zoo is home to 12 Egyptian fruit bats and two African straw-colored fruit bats. Fruit bats eat fruit, as you probably can guess. This differs from Minnesota ...

A study published last week by a team of scientists at UC Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon University identified the exact part of the brain in Egyptian fruit bats responsible for vocalization, revealing ...

The zookeepers at the Lakes Superior Zoo get creative with enrichment for the animals. Kelli Carroll constructed an apparatus for the bats to paint with. The Lake Superior Zoo is home to 12 Egyptian ...

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 ...