A structure that allows sound information to be processed extremely fast has been identified in bats' brains. Researchers were able to analyse the echo-locating animals' neurones as they caught ...

and the lump-nosed bat, its appearance is defined by a pair of outsize ears and a lump-adorned nose. These bats, whose bodies are normally less than 4 inches long, have ears that extend more than ...

This story appears in the March 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. Nature’s inventiveness knows no bounds. Consider the case of the nectar-drinking bat and the night-flowering vine ...

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour (IAB) made the discovery after tracking 71 common noctule bats as they travelled ... and species with sensitive ears, like swallows ...

A larger wing, ear or beak relative to body size gives smaller animals a greater surface area ... masked shrews are getting longer tails and legs, and bats in warm climates have bigger wings.

With its wide eyes, elongated fingers, and bat-like ears, this nocturnal lemur is both eerie and enchanting. It uses its long, thin middle finger to tap on trees and locate insects inside ...