When people say bats “screech,” they are usually talking about echolocation calls. Many bats send out very loud ultrasonic bursts and listen for the echoes to map the world and spot insects in the ...

To most, hearing bats screeching at each other sounds a lot like a bunch of kids learning how to play new instruments…and doing so very loudly. But to the trained researcher, a bat’s scream has much ...

When Columbia resident Dionne Wilks first spotted a bat in her apartment, she was startled but didn’t think much of it. She figured it had just flown in through the open window. “I didn’t realize it ...

Bats on a tree at the home of Elijah Lugali Ayida at Lodenyo village in Vihiga County on October 15, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] The putrid smell permeates the home of 73-year-old Elijah Ayida in ...