Mating at night does not necessarily lead to offspring, at least in flies: males produce a buzzing sound with their wings that can be perceived by bats. Stefan Greif from the Max Planck Institute for ...

Researchers have discovered a bizarre mating strategy in bats with penises so "disproportionately long" that they cannot be used for penetrative sex. The behavior was observed in common serotine bats ...

From pandemic precautions to televised talent shows, masks are having a moment. Even this bizarre bat species has a built-in "face mask," which it uses to cover its wrinkly face during courtship ...

It looks like flying isn’t the only unusual thing that bats can do compared to other mammals. New research has found a bat species whose males use their large penises like an arm during sex. Rather ...

Despite their huge presence in our cultural landscape and the news, we know strangely little about bats —especially their mating habits. But a new study published Wednesday in PLOS ONE has unearthed a ...

Nov. 9 (UPI) --When copulating, male wrinkle-faced bats pull down a mask-like flap of facial skin, according to new research -- the first-ever behavioral survey of wrinkle-faced bats in their natural ...

Odor-producing glands and tissues in bats may play a prominent role in mating behavior. When falling in love, humans often pay attention to looks. Many non-human animals also choose a sexual partner ...

At least 65 million years of evolution separate humans and greater sac-winged bats, but these two mammals share a key feature of learning how to speak: babbling. “This is a hugely important step ...