If you think all bats are bloodsucking vampires or eerie creatures from scary movies, you should meet the hammerhead bat. These truly unique and fascinating species are as remarkable as it is ...

Why it's awesome: These "megabats" are the largest in continental Africa. Hammer-headed bats are named after the males' oddly elongated, boxy heads, which contain a large resonating chamber that ...

Researchers recently investigated hammer-headed bat populations in southern Cameroon. The mixed-methods investigation was conducted in mature rainforest, where these massive, bizarre-looking bats ...

On a river in the African country of Gabon, behavioral ecologist Jack Bradbury went searching for one of the most unusual of animals: the hammerhead bat. The male is huge — with a 3-foot wingspan, a ...

Derogatory expressions like “dingbat,” “going batty” and “blind as a bat” seem ingrained in the American lexicon. For starters, bats are not blind, but many bat myths abound. Bats are valuable ...