Why it's awesome: These "megabats" are the largest in continental Africa. Hammer-headed bats are named after the males' oddly elongated, boxy heads, which contain a large resonating chamber that ...

Researchers recently investigated hammer-headed bat populations in southern Cameroon. The mixed-methods investigation was conducted in mature rainforest, where these massive, bizarre-looking bats ...

Derogatory expressions like “dingbat,” “going batty” and “blind as a bat” seem ingrained in the American lexicon. For starters, bats are not blind, but many bat myths abound. Bats are valuable ...

Hammer-headed bats are named after the males' oversized boxy heads, which evolved to amplify and project the honking sounds they produce to impress females during courtship displays. When you purchase ...