The insects can eat twice their body weight in sugary fruit without increasing their blood sugar. What’s going on in their ...

If Ebola virus was in his body, where did it come from? Under SuspicionStraw-colored fruit bats swarm in an Ivory Coast village. Fruit bats, some of which have been suspected of carrying Ebola ...

The Malayan flying fox has many names, including the greater flying fox, kalong, and large fruit bat ... its wings are vital to body regulation. On hot days, bats expand and flap their wings ...

Marburg virus is a fatal disease which can be caused due to close contact with one of the species of fruit bats. Body fluids transferred through unprotected sex or a lesion can cause this disease ...

Ten rare fruit bats have died at Jersey Zoo following an outbreak of infection in the roost. Initial tests have indicated that it is due to a bacterium called pasteurella multocida, which ITV News ...