It's important not to disturb hibernating bats. Shaking them will cause a loss of fat reserves they rely on to get to the end ...

A New Hampshire elementary school was closed Monday for a “thorough inspection” after hundreds of hibernating bats were found in the building.

As such, bats still generally "hang upside down to drop into flight," Hohoff said. Most people would find it challenging to hang from a ledge or any other surface, whether upside down or right ...

“They were hiding in poles, they were hanging from ... “The bats have been finding their way into the occupied area of the building through small holes in ceiling tiles and other gaps around ...

When bats are hanging upside down they feel safer, as they can drop and fly away quickly if a predator comes. Bats use their feet to grasp onto the ceiling of a cave or wrap around branches of a ...

Normally bats go to a winter home or a hibernacula in November. That certainly is not here. It makes me wonder what happened. Did insects hang around longer than normal? Did this little brown bat ...