What would a dog or cat be without their tail? It is hard to imagine a dog without it being able to wag its tail in excitement or a cat without it showing off its tail as it dominates your home. Of course, it’s more than just cats and dogs – from Lions, Panthers, and … Read more
Calculating weight is always a tricky concept, and that’s especially true for bats. For one thing, for as tiny as they can be, bats come in all sizes, big and small, slim and not so slim. Megabats and microbats are wildly different in size, in part because they have quite different diets, so the idea … Read more
The idea of going for days, weeks, or even months without food is a nightmare for humans, but for bats it’s just part of their yearly routine. Like other animals that hibernate for part of the year, they spend part of the year sleeping away without doing much of anything so as to conserve energy. … Read more
Everyone learns about “the birds and the bees” sooner or later, and that includes bats. With our global population surging past seven billion, we’ve more than followed Benedick’s comic declaration from Much Ado About Nothing, “The world must be peopled!” Likewise, come mating season, bats around the world of every kind decide that “The world … Read more
Bats may be an exciting sight to behold in the wild, but in person they are an absolute nuisance. Even if you are the most ardent fan of bats, unless you want to be driven batty you need to be able to drive them out of your home. There are many reasons for this, not … Read more
Bats are by far one of the most common kinds of mammals across the planet, with more than 1,300 different kinds of them stretching over six continents. Why, then, are so many of them considered to be endangered, and who is to blame for that? The latter to both of those questions, in various forms, … Read more
The question of bat habitats is enough to drive one, well, batty, in no small part because there isn’t one answer that can possibly encompass the breadth of living conditions in which bats big and small are found around the world. Many of them spend their time in caves of all kinds. You may even … Read more
Even in an age where you can fly from LA to London in comfort, private planes are readily available, and we’ve gone beyond the Wild Blue Yonder and lifted off into the Final Frontier, the question of flight remains as elusive and alluring as ever. Since at least Leonardo da Vinci’s design for an Air … Read more
Bats are one of those animals which people tend to mythologize more than they actually understand. Over the centuries, we have developed an image of bats as blood-sucking terrifying creatures of the night, when most are simply cute little fuzzballs which won’t bother you as long as you don’t bother them. Count Dracula these bats … Read more
To sleep or not to sleep, that is the question when it comes to bats. Or is it? Not quite. There is another option available to bats, and that’s to migrate. However, even condensing things down into those quick and easy options doesn’t quite cover it, because it’s rarely an either/or situation. In fact, bats … Read more
From Joyce’s Ulysses to the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life,” Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles to Boyhood, the past century has brought us great art and greater attention to the potential of our everyday routines, and bats are no different. They too are locked into a life of routine, and while … Read more
Bats walk a fine line between seeming like cute and cuddly petite pets and dark creatures of the night. On the one hand, there’s no denying bats look like adorable little fuzzballs. On the other hand, we all know that bats feed on some pretty unsavory things. Even setting aside the old idea that bats … Read more
Bats have something of a bad rap when it comes to humans. The first thing many people think of when they think of a bat is a blood-sucking creature of the night linked to vampire legends – and being connected with Count Dracula isn’t exactly the nicest of associations. Dig a bit deeper into bats’ … Read more
Think of everything that makes a great pet. There are many great animals out there, of course, and plenty of different tastes when it comes to what people want in a pet, but you can still probably think of a few things that most have in common – and practically none of them align with … Read more
One of the most important steps for any pet owner is making sure that you are buying the right kind of food for them. Every animal has its own special nutrition needs and diets, and you need to get them right to ensure that they live the happiest, healthiest life possible. This is especially true … Read more
Maybe you’ve always had a love of vampires from Carmilla and Nosferatu to Dracula – maybe even a certain sparkly Robert Pattinson-looking one. Maybe you’re a huge Batman fan and dream of having a Batcave of your own. Maybe you simply live for the night and would love a pet who shares your same bewitching … Read more
Bats aren’t exactly the most conventional of pets, which makes them perfect for unconventional pet people. Sure, other people might choose to go with a cat or dog, conventional pets, but you’ve chosen to take a true creature of darkness under your wing! If you are still thinking about a pet bat, why not read … Read more
