As twilight settles, the world’s most misunderstood mammals take to the skies. Bats, with their leathery wings and mysterious ways, have long fascinated—and, let’s be honest, sometimes ...

Casting a shadow on the ruins of a temple at the archaeological site of Hormiguero, a woolly false vampire bat returns to its roost after hunting for dinner. Bats may bring food back for members ...

A single bat can consume one third of its own bodyweight in insects every night. Vampire bats are the only mammals to feed entirely on blood and have tiny infra-red receptors in their nose leaf ...