In a dry tropical forest in northwest Costa Rica, researchers found a colony of rare Vampyrum spectrum, or spectral bats, living in a hollow tree. The team set up a video camera and over the course of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spectral bats can be found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. “Spectral bats exhibit a level of cooperative behavior ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lead image: Marisa Tietge, CC-BY 4.0 (Social roosting of the spectral bats. Credit: Marisa Tietge, CC-BY 4.0.) One of the largest ...

The world’s largest carnivorous bat has a surprisingly rich social life, displaying affectionate greetings and providing food to family group members, according to a study by Marisa Tietge at Museum ...

New footage from Costa Rica’s forests shows spectral bats in a fresh light, far from the lone predators many pictured them as. These large carnivorous bats, known as Vampyrum spectrum, display clear ...

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 ...