Little red flying foxes use their feet and jointed thumbs to move nimbly about treetop branches. Despite the old “blind as a bat” axiom these and other flying foxes have excellent senses of ...

It could be the bat's size, odd looks, nocturnal behavior or sheer numbers that has made generations of Australians uneasy. Recently, however, Australia's flying foxes have more going against them ...

The injured Daito flying fox The bat was treated by Nagamine Takashi, president of the Okinawa Wildlife Federation, who works to protect Okinawa's rare creatures. Veterinarian Nagamine Takashi ...