Townsend’s big-eared bats form maternity colonies in the spring before they have their pups.” The event began on 24 October and the winner will be crowned on Halloween. It also coincides with ...

With Halloween upon us, spooky symbols of the holiday abound — including bats. It just so happens to also be International Bat Week, which celebrates the role of bats in nature. Coincidence?

It was a tense competition. Out of eight bats who were finalists in the Halloween beauty pageant, it was down to the dark-furred hoary bat from Oregon named Hoary Potter — against a western ...

Bats are a natural to associate with Halloween. After all, vampires rank second to witches in their association with all things eerie. But as with all the plants and animals associated with this ...