When it comes to unexpected horror stories, humans may never beat nature at its scariest. In Germany, rats reportedly like to intercept bats near hibernation sites, killing and feasting on the local ...

Israeli researchers have discovered that fruit bats seasonally change how they compete with other animals, namely rats, for food. Under the leadership of Prof. Yossi Yovel of Tel Aviv University’s ...

In a dark cave in northern Germany, an invasive brown rat stands upright, balancing with its tail. Suddenly it reaches into the night sky, plucks a bat from the air, and crunches down on it. At first, ...

Tel Aviv University researchers reveal: Fruit bats contend with black rats in complex ways that change with the seasons. A new study from the School of Zoology at Tel Aviv University reveals that ...

For the first time, brown rats have been filmed actively hunting bats, snatching some from the air and capturing others on the ground. The rodents were caught on camera at bat hibernation sites in ...

Researchers have observed rats taking bats from the air for the first time. These adventurous hunters were recorded showing this behavior on a ledge outside a cave not far from Hamburg, snatching up ...

Bats carry lots of viruses – including variants of the coronavirus that sparked the pandemic. But since bats don't often attack humans, the question is: What's the risk of these viruses being passed ...

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Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats. What are the... Bats carry lots of viruses – including variants of the ...