A bat no bigger than your hand travels hundreds of miles each spring to bear its pups in a warmer location. But until now, scientists haven’t understood how the mammals make their way to their ...

Researchers have confirmed the migration of endangered Mexican long-nosed bats through southeastern Arizona using ...

In a study published in the journal Science, researchers published new insights into the long-distance migration habits of common noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula), one of only four bat species in ...

Scientists have long suspected that Mexican long-nosed bats migrate through southeastern ... The samples of saliva left along potential migration routes were sent to a lab at Northern Arizona ...

Why it matters: The discovery announced earlier this month proves that the bat species, which plays an important role in pollinating desert plants, has a further migration range than previously ...

The behavior is rare and difficult to observe, which is why long-distance bat migration has remained an enigma. Now, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) have studied ...

Bats catch a lift from storm winds on long-distance migrations Historically, bat migration has been a bit of a black box. While scientists have learned lots about how birds migrate, the handful of ...