Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Wildlife Aid Foundation A day on the water turned into an unexpected wildlife rescue after a paddleboarder spotted ...

CHRISTMAS Island is an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. It is of great value to scientists and naturalists, primarily because it was uninhabited by humans until the late 19th century.

The Christmas Island pipistrelle, a tiny insect-eating bat found nowhere else on Earth, has suffered a population collapse so severe that the species effectively vanished from its only home in the ...

We have three species of pipistrelle bat in Ireland: the Common Pipistrelle, the Soprano Pipistrelle, and Nathusius' Pipistrelle. The latter is the largest of these small bats, is the rarest, and is ...

A young female bat weighing a quarter of an ounce has flown more than 1,500 miles from Russia to the French Alps, the longest bat flight ever recorded. The Nathusius’ pipistrelle bat bests the ...

A photo of the ringed Nathusius' pipistrelle. Credit: Viktor Stepanov A small bat migrated at least 2,486 km from Russia to the French Alps, according to recently uncovered evidence published in De ...

One of the most abundant bats in Europe may be attracted to wind turbines, a new study shows. The activity of common pipistrelle bats was monitored at 23 British wind farms and similar "control" ...

An application for six flats in an old church has been approved by a council A matchbox-size bat living in a 200-year-old church is holding up plans to turn the property into six flats. The lone, ...

A record-breaking bat that flew more than 1,200 miles (2,018 km) from London to Russia died after being attacked by a cat. The female Nathusius' pipistrelle bat, the size of a human thumb, was ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Weighing less than a U.S. nickel, the Christmas Island pipistrelle fed on insects and roosted in tree hollows and decaying vegetation. Just a few ...