"Painted woolly bats should be flying free in their native forests, not nailed to a wall in the United States," Dianne DuBois, a staff scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity, said.

Today is both Halloween and the last day of Bat Week, which makes it the perfect day to admire beautiful bats like these four from Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species! 1. Hairy-legged ...

A bright orange and fuzzy bat with a wingspan of 18-30 cm (around 7 to 12 inches) and a body length of 3-5.5 cm (1.2-2.2 in), the painted woolly bat is widely sold as jewelry, jarred curios and ...