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Erect tongue helps bats sop up nectar - Science

Updated May. 6, 2013

By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Bats use erectile tissue to drink. But don't worry — the tissue is on their tongues. Nectar-eating bats lap up the sweet liquid by ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/06/18089455-erect-tongue-helps-bats-sop...

Caves, ex-mines closed to help bats - US news - Environment | NBC News

Updated May. 11, 2013

Caves, ex-mines closed to help bats beat fungus Forest Service orders move in case humans are helping to spread disease Below:http://www.nbcnews.com/id/30523891/ns/us_news-environment/t/caves-ex-mines-close...

Vampire Bats Locate Blood By Finding the Heat - Technology ...

Updated May. 16, 2013

Vampire bats locate their blood meals with the help of three heat-sensing organs in their faces, so-called "leaf pits" surrounding their noses. Now, new research ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44006111/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/vampire-b...

Gay couple in Dallas attacked with baseball bats, police say - U.S ...

Updated May. 7, 2013

Dallas police are classifying a brutal attack that sent two gay men to the hospital as a hate crime. The couple was attacked early Tuesday morning in northeast Dallas ...http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/03/15/10699944-gay-couple-in-dallas-attacke...

Out for blood: How vampire bats can find it - Technology & science ...

Updated May. 17, 2013

The vampire bat wants to suck your blood, but how does he find it? New research shows that the bat uses specialized sensors near its nose that are extremely sensitive ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44006734/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/vampire-b...

New virus in Africa looks like rabies, acts like Ebola - Vitals

Updated May. 17, 2013

That would be a bat or other creature that can carry it without getting sick itself. So far they have had no luck, although fruit bats are a major suspect.http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/27/14127587-new-virus-in-africa-looks-li...

What Destroyed the Bats of the Caribbean? - Technology & science ...

Updated May. 15, 2013

About 25,000 years ago, the Earth was a very different planet. It was deep in the midst of a geological period referred to as the "last glacial maximum," meaning the ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49809855/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/what-dest...

Bat-killing syndrome spreads in Northeast - Technology & science ...

Updated 21 hours ago

ROSENDALE, N.Y. — A mysterious and deadly bat disorder discovered just two winters ago in a few New York caves has now spread to at least six northeastern states ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/29005011/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/bat-killi...

First vampire bat bite death in U.S. reported - Health - Health ...

Updated May. 14, 2013

The United States has now recorded its first death from a vampire bat bite, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On July 29, 2010, a young ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44112941/ns/health-health_care/t/first-vampire-bat-bit...

Giant bat thrives after near extinction - World news - World ...

Updated May. 10, 2013

A fruit bat with a wingspan of more than five feet has made a spectacular return from the brink of extinction, a conservation group said Friday. The Pemba flying fox ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/27472735/ns/world_news-world_environment/t/giant-bat-r...