February 09, 2021
The strong relationship formed between two female adult vampire bats may have motivated one of the bats to adopt the other’s baby.
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Rachel Page
January 29, 2021
A literature review revealed that odor-producing glands and tissues in bats may play a prominent role in mating behavior
December 17, 2020
Male Fringe-Lipped bats smear a sticky, odorous substance on their forearms. When this was discovered, researchers guessed that it might play a role in mating. Post-doctoral fellow Mariana Muñoz-Romo has confirmed that the presence and size of the forearm "crust" is, indeed correlated with other reproductive traits.
November 18, 2020
Male Wrinkle-faced bats lower a flap of skin resembling a face mask when they are ready to mate according to a rare sighting of a lek of bats in Costa Rica.
October 30, 2020
Reshaping her interest in science into a career in art, Amy Koehler does what she loves best in the Bat Lab
October 26, 2020
The poop of Trachops cirrhosus revealed surprising results about its foraging abilities and prey preferences.
