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30 May 2024

Several Bats Die In Madhya Pradesh's Panna Due To Heatwave

The temperature in Panna has been hovering around 42-44 degrees Celsius over the past few days.

18 Jan 2023

'A near threatened species': Rare orange coloured bat spotted in Chhattisgarh

Known as the 'painted bat' and characterised by bright orange and black wings, it was seen for the third time in the last few years.

01 Nov 2021

Nipah virus: Will it cause the next pandemic and can it be prevented?

A recent outbreak of the Nipah virus in India has raised the question of whether we should start to consider it as a future threat and look to build up our arsenal of defences now.

02 Oct 2020

KBC 12: Amitabh Bachchan's pep talk comforts contestants, reveals bat story

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is back with a bang! The most-awaited quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' season 12 has kickstarted a few days back and it is already high on the buzz word. Fans are delighted to watch the towering personality of Big B comforting the contestants with his pep talk while sharing trivia.

20 May 2018

Kerala health dept on high alert after 3 deaths due to rare virus 'Nipah'

A district-level special task force, headed by Kozhikode District collector, has been formed in the wake of the deaths due to due to 'Nipah' virus.

13 Aug 2017

New bat species resembles Star War's character 'Yoda'

Its unusual features saw it affectionately referred to as the 'Yoda bat'.

03 Aug 2017

Scientists discover remains of rare conjoined bat twins in Brazil

Scientists have been left baffled after discovering a corpse of rare conjoined bats in southeastern Brazil. It is believed to be the third case recorded and experts are now examining their remains to find out more about it.

07 Mar 2017

Are bats harbouring the prehistoric ancestor of leukaemia virus?

Scientists have found some traces of DNA from the family of viruses, between 20 and 45 million years old, which cause a rare type of leukaemia have been found in the bat genomes, filling the "last major gap" in retrovirus fossil record.

04 Feb 2017

Scientists spot rare leaf-nosed bat after 37 years

This species originally belonging to the Thar desert has been recently sighted again by the group and it has been identified as Hipposideros Fulvus.

13 Nov 2016

This Brazilian bat can fly at 160 km per hour - Read

Brazilian free-tailed bats are the fastest flyers in the animal kingdom, shooting through the night skies at record speeds of over 160 kilometres per hour, a new study has found.

04 Aug 2016

Bats build mental maps to recognise surroundings

The study proposes that template-based place recognition might underlie the sonar-based navigation known as echolocation that bats usually are known to use for navigating and finding food in the dark.

05 May 2016

New insight into bats' flying can lead to better drones

Long-eared bats are assisted in flight by their ears and body, say scientists, adding that this knowledge into the bats' flying technique can help develop better drones.

22 Oct 2015

Bats important for survival of rare frog, other species

A rare frog species found in remote caves hidden in densely forested mountains near the border between Russia and Georgia depend on bats to survive, a study has found.

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