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LOUISVILLE, Ky— U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS)at the Louisville Port of Entry intercepted a shipment containing 41 dead bats and 41 dead birds not declared in hopes of avoiding detection. On November 1, Agriculture Specialists stopped a shipment from Nigeria heading to a residence in West Palm Beach, Florida. The shipment was […]
New Cornell University research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats’ wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as birds. “We initially expected to confirm that bat evolution is similar to that of birds, and that their wings and legs evolve independently of […]
9 Bats celebrated as an important species in Playa del Carmen On Thursday, the Murci Semana (Bat Week) begins in Playa del Carmen. This is an event dedicated to the celebration of the bat as an important species in local ecosystems, for which there will be various activities. Mónica Ruiz, a member of Cenotes Urbanos, […]
Halloween used to be all about ghosts and witches. But what was a holiday laden with cobwebs and cauldrons has become all about something else: the zeitgeist. To put it simply, broomsticks are so last season. Nowadays, it’s all about the Halloween hot take. The entire month of October has become a prime opportunity to […]
October 19, 2024 Photography by Koen Mol NEXT Architects has shared photos of Watchtower Einderheide, a lookout in The Netherlands, that also doubles as a shelter for bats. Photography by Koen Mol At a height of 85 feet (26m), there’s a view of the Brabantse Kempen’s wooded area surrounding it. Photography by Koen Mol Notches, […]
In Idaho’s Cache National Forest, near the Utah border, lies one of the most geologically fascinating caves in the United States. Minnetonka Cave, the largest limestone cave in Idaho, is renowned for its unique rock formations and a maze-like structure created by ancient underground waterways (“Minnetonka” is a Native American word for “falling water”). The entire […]