bats

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The virus normally infects animals, typically fruit bats, but outbreaks among humans can sometimes start when people eat or handle infected animals.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Night is falling in Altadena as bats circle, peacocks wail and photographer Kevin Cooley tries to capture what’s left of a tree.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Hummingbirds, bats, and insects all fly, but they do so in different ways.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

Mr. Huling describes a cave in Florida that was walloped by a powerful, once-in-a-century hurricane, drowning almost all of the 4 million bats inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

I had no reason to fear bats, and as I grew and discovered how many people are deathly afraid of them, it made me wonder about fear.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant