The white-throated needletail was long considered the fastest flier, but the bird, or any other avian, is not. The ...

What is a group of bats called? Bats hang out in groups called colonies. Are bats birds? At first glance, you might mistake a bat for a bird without feathers, but they are actually in two very ...

Skeptics of wind turbines have long argued that the technology threatens bird and bat populations because of the rapidly rotating blades, and while a recent study may support some of those fears ...

In the past decade, some bat species have been added to the ranks of “singing” animals, with complex, mostly ultrasonic vocalizations that, when slowed down, rival the tunes of some songbirds. Like ...

The hunter wants the bird to sing for him, but during the day she pretends to be asleep, only singing at night. One night a bat flies past and asks the bird why she only sings at night.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Dozens of bird and bat boxes have been installed at nine TransPennine Express (TPE) stations to provide additional habitats for native wildlife.