U.S. Forest Service - Happy International Bat Appreciation Day! Bats are very important pollinators in tropical and desert climates. Most flower-visiting bats are found in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
![This bat species may be the source of the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa | Science | AAAS This bat species may be the source of the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa | Science | AAAS](https://www.science.org/do/10.1126/science.aaw7864/abs/mineopterus-inflatus_1280x720.jpg)
This bat species may be the source of the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa | Science | AAAS
![Five Reasons to Love Bats | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Magazine Five Reasons to Love Bats | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Mt-pcrrdnP_F57NEX7bgMxUKE0w=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/blogging/featured/Six_brown_bats_huddled_in_a_green_leaf..jpg)
Five Reasons to Love Bats | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Magazine
EXPERT PITCH: WVU Extension Service expert says bats are more than just a spooky symbol | WVU Today | West Virginia University
![Covid-19: bat species must be clearly defined if scientists are to trace virus origins, researchers say | South China Morning Post Covid-19: bat species must be clearly defined if scientists are to trace virus origins, researchers say | South China Morning Post](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1098,format=auto/sites/default/files/styles/1200x800/public/d8/images/canvas/2022/03/29/7950e482-919a-4308-801e-af2cf6aeacc5_630037be.jpg?itok=-_HoUHYD&v=1648553339)
Covid-19: bat species must be clearly defined if scientists are to trace virus origins, researchers say | South China Morning Post
![A disease more lethal than covid-19 has nearly wiped out northern long-eared bats - The Washington Post A disease more lethal than covid-19 has nearly wiped out northern long-eared bats - The Washington Post](https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/NH2HDYVYAII6XPCKMKCJZ5WMVE.jpg)
A disease more lethal than covid-19 has nearly wiped out northern long-eared bats - The Washington Post
![The Social Lives of Animals by Ashley Ward review – be more bat | Science and nature books | The Guardian The Social Lives of Animals by Ashley Ward review – be more bat | Science and nature books | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e76af9d722982cb8efd2374254ce95d01df4172e/0_511_4650_2789/master/4650.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=86bdccdc31d582c7479445867ead7a55)
The Social Lives of Animals by Ashley Ward review – be more bat | Science and nature books | The Guardian
The Fabulous Weird Trotters - Albino greater horseshoe bat The greater horseshoe bat is an insectivorous bat of the genus Rhinolophus. Its distribution covers Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Asia.
![It's only a matter of time': bat-human virus spillovers may be very common, study finds | South China Morning Post It's only a matter of time': bat-human virus spillovers may be very common, study finds | South China Morning Post](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1098,format=auto/sites/default/files/styles/1200x800/public/d8/images/methode/2021/09/16/736cd7c4-16cf-11ec-ab69-f2bfe93835cf_image_hires_211745.jpg?itok=g4-G2vwP&v=1631798273)
It's only a matter of time': bat-human virus spillovers may be very common, study finds | South China Morning Post
![Greater Broad-Nosed Bat is one of the larger, more robust species of... | Download Scientific Diagram Greater Broad-Nosed Bat is one of the larger, more robust species of... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rhianna-Blackthorn/publication/258278944/figure/fig3/AS:297547550740481@1447952272211/Greater-Broad-Nosed-Bat-is-one-of-the-larger-more-robust-species-of-microbat-Because-of.png)