The commonly named "flying!' squirrels and "flying" lemurs actually glide or parachute by means of a furred membrane, but only bats have the structural adaptations that allow for full powered flight.

A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals that the greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum) uses its long tail as ...

All species of Adirondack bats forage at twilight or at night, capturing insects which they detect by echolocation. They capture prey with their teeth, and by netting them with the tail membrane, or ...

The two professors have collaborated on research involving the flight of bats using Brown’s Animal Flight and Aeromechanics Wind Tunnel, a testing facility that allows researchers to study wild-caught ...

Unlike bird and insect (and aeroplane) wings, bat wings have very little stiffness. They consist of a very flexible membrane of skin stretched across jointed bones which have a low mineral content ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) reveals that the Greater Mouse-Tailed Bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum) uses its long ...

1). The saphenous (interfemoral) vein is found in the uropatagium (tail membrane) parallel to the femur (Fig. 2). The blood volume of bats comprises ∼10% of the total body weight (9.0–11.0 ml ...