Rats are now on record as bat hunters. Infrared and thermal cameras set up at hibernation sites in two northern German towns captured brown rats in the act, with footage showing the rodents standing ...

If you don't like bats or rats, this probably isn't the story for you. A type of rodent called Norway rats have been caught in the act - snatching bats to snack on. The behaviour was filmed on an ...

Researchers have captured video of an unexpected predator at two bat hibernation sites in northern Germany: invasive brown rats that lie in wait to intercept the bats mid-flight. “Because bats in ...

In a dark cave in northern Germany, an invasive brown rat stands upright, balancing with its tail. Suddenly it reaches into the night sky, plucks a bat from the air, and crunches down on it. At first, ...

Brown rats are seen on video for the first time ever hunting bats systematically, doing so by stalking the flying mammals before catching them out of midair. Though the footage is historical and ...

Scientists were surprised to see their recording of swarming bats revealed a rat attack. (Gloza-Rausch et al, Global Ecology and Conservation) Bats carry lots of viruses – including variants of the ...

Rats have gotten a bad reputation over the years for being dirty, garbage-eating carriers of disease. But these ubiquitous rodents are also clever and capable of learning complex tasks, even using ...

Researchers in Germany have filmed rats hunting and eating bats – raising fresh fears about the spread of new coronaviruses. The study, published this month in Global Ecology and Conservation, shows ...

Bats carry lots of viruses – including variants of the coronavirus that sparked the pandemic. But since bats don't often attack humans, the question is: What's the risk of these viruses being passed ...