A meal at a meat-and-three is nonnegotiable. Order crisp fried chicken, mac and cheese, cornbread, and pork-braised ...

Officials in India have confirmed two cases of a deadly virus with no cure. Could Nipah virus make its way to Florida?

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The fish-eating bat (Myotis vivesi) catches fish and crustaceans thanks to its long legs, hook-shaped claws and waterproof fur. The species is ...

A large alligator was filmed dragging a massive Burmese python in Florida's Everglades National Park. The alligator was estimated to be 10 to 12 feet long, while the python appeared to be nearly twice ...

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Highlands, North Carolina — In the North Carolina town of Highlands, about 20 feet below ground in a goldmine from the 1800s, there is a race against time to save a bat population whose numbers are ...

Fringe-lipped bats in the forests of Panama use a similar hunting strategy to the lions of the Serengeti, which they implement more efficiently. Instead of lying in wait to ambush their prey, the bats ...

In a dark cave in northern Germany, an invasive brown rat stands upright, balancing with its tail. Suddenly it reaches into the night sky, plucks a bat from the air, and crunches down on it. At first, ...

Rats have gotten a bad reputation over the years for being dirty, garbage-eating carriers of disease. But these ubiquitous rodents are also clever and capable of learning complex tasks, even using ...

Janet Debelak Tyburec of Bat Survey Solutions measures the ears of an evening bat at Swift River Pecans in Lockhart. These bats eat lots of different insects in the orchard. On a clear September night ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that have significantly impacted the native mammal population. The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities ...