Most mammals mate with penetrative sex, but one peculiar bat species with an oversize, bulbous penis seems to sweep that assumption aside. New video evidence suggests that during copulation, the male ...

Researchers have discovered a bizarre mating strategy in bats with penises so "disproportionately long" that they cannot be used for penetrative sex. The behavior was observed in common serotine bats ...

Mating at night does not necessarily lead to offspring, at least in flies: males produce a buzzing sound with their wings that can be perceived by bats. Stefan Greif from the Max Planck Institute for ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of one of the animal kingdom's most disproportionately large penises thanks to a Dutch retiree recording bat sex in a church attic. The serotine bat does not use its ...

It looks like flying isn’t the only unusual thing that bats can do compared to other mammals. New research has found a bat species whose males use their large penises like an arm during sex. Rather ...

From pandemic precautions to televised talent shows, masks are having a moment. Even this bizarre bat species has a built-in "face mask," which it uses to cover its wrinkly face during courtship ...

Despite their huge presence in our cultural landscape and the news, we know strangely little about bats —especially their mating habits. But a new study published Wednesday in PLOS ONE has unearthed a ...

A silence fell over Museum Road as the sunset, with spectators huddled around the wooden fence waiting for thousands of nocturnal creatures to emerge. The audience’s patience has paid off since the ...

Odor-producing glands and tissues in bats may play a prominent role in mating behavior. When falling in love, humans often pay attention to looks. Many non-human animals also choose a sexual partner ...