What in the world is a bat-eared fox? Meet the cute canines hiding at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

For the year’s final “Matt About Town” installment at the zoo, we get up close and personal with 1-year-old Ziggy and ...
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Europe’s biggest bat captures and devours birds while flying

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How Europe's largest bat catches and eats birds mid-air

After nearly 25 years of research, the mystery has finally been solved: Europe's largest bat doesn't just eat small birds—it hunts and captures them more than a kilometer above the ground. And it eats ...
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Mystery solved: How Europe’s largest bat catches and eats passerines mid-air

The image of the bat with blood and feathers around its mouth perfectly illustrates the story now published in Science by an international research team. After nearly 25 years of research, the mystery ...