In this study, Kerth and his team analyzed hundreds of thousands of erythrocytes from hibernating bats (Nyctalus noctula) and non-hibernating bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), as well as samples from ...

Bats modify their red blood cells to become thicker and more rigid when they hibernate – and if we can figure out how, people ...

These Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), unlike most other species of bats, are diurnal and have great vision. But they aren’t just using their eyesight as they forage for ripe fruit, ...