But pig-nosed turtles are different again, with flippers mostly made of elongated fingers. This makes them the bats of the turtle world. Mother turtles lay eggs in the sandy bank beside the water ...

This bat species is part of the leaf-nosed bat family, meaning they have a triangular flap of tissue shaped like a leaf at the end of their noses. Those noses help them detect the scent of ...

An endangered bat species has been detected in southeastern Arizona. Researchers say the discovery of the Mexican long-nosed bat in the Grand Canyon State expands the known range of these animals.

Flagstaff, Ariz. — Scientists have long suspected that Mexican long-nosed bats migrate through southeastern Arizona, but without capturing and measuring the night-flying creatures, proof has ...