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 ...

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 ...

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 ...