![Bats are the source of several viruses, but where does the word come from? | South China Morning Post Bats are the source of several viruses, but where does the word come from? | South China Morning Post](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/01/30/395e0556-4301-11ea-9fd9-ecfbb38a9743_image_hires_152559.jpg)
Bats are the source of several viruses, but where does the word come from? | South China Morning Post
![Bats live mostly out of sight and out of mind. But their falling numbers are a reason to look up and worry Bats live mostly out of sight and out of mind. But their falling numbers are a reason to look up and worry](https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2019/1-bat.jpg)
Bats live mostly out of sight and out of mind. But their falling numbers are a reason to look up and worry
Bat World Sanctuary - Oh, Mr. Butters! What a nice hiney you have! We celebrate #batbootyfriday every week, but did you know that #haroldsbutt was what originally started the trend? Go check
![Don't fear the little bats who devour mosquitoes, but worry for them as a deathly fungus spreads - Cambridge Day Don't fear the little bats who devour mosquitoes, but worry for them as a deathly fungus spreads - Cambridge Day](https://cambridgedaymedia.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/22232129/042322i-Ann-Froschauer_USFWS-big-brown-bat-1.jpg)
Don't fear the little bats who devour mosquitoes, but worry for them as a deathly fungus spreads - Cambridge Day
![Amazon.com: I bought an itty-bitty bat...but it bit.: 100+ original, illustrated, and delicious twisters for the tongue!: 9798387832048: Greenlee, L.G.: Libros Amazon.com: I bought an itty-bitty bat...but it bit.: 100+ original, illustrated, and delicious twisters for the tongue!: 9798387832048: Greenlee, L.G.: Libros](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61RLjXK8JJL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Amazon.com: I bought an itty-bitty bat...but it bit.: 100+ original, illustrated, and delicious twisters for the tongue!: 9798387832048: Greenlee, L.G.: Libros
![Hawaiian Hoary Bats crossed the Pacific to settle in Hawaii 10,000 years ago, but now they face modern threats - Bat Conservation International Hawaiian Hoary Bats crossed the Pacific to settle in Hawaii 10,000 years ago, but now they face modern threats - Bat Conservation International](https://www.batcon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hawaiian_Hoary_Bat_1_Frank_Bonaccorso_USGS.jpg)
Hawaiian Hoary Bats crossed the Pacific to settle in Hawaii 10,000 years ago, but now they face modern threats - Bat Conservation International
![Bats carry coronaviruses but don't get sick. Bucknell scientists are studying them for COVID-19 clues. Bats carry coronaviruses but don't get sick. Bucknell scientists are studying them for COVID-19 clues.](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/pmn/MGZSJRH6VRCCXNZZZEPW4CHGT4.jpg)
Bats carry coronaviruses but don't get sick. Bucknell scientists are studying them for COVID-19 clues.
Bat Conservation International on Twitter: "This Mexican free-tailed bat seems to be a little camera shy, but we're not complaining! Look at that cute #bat butt! #cuteanimals #batlove https://t.co/sI1fsv2sTM" / Twitter
![Northern long-eared bats | One of Pa.'s most solitary, but necessary, endangered species | fox43.com Northern long-eared bats | One of Pa.'s most solitary, but necessary, endangered species | fox43.com](https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/WPMT/images/f3afdf51-bf23-4cad-b44d-323cba5d04c9/f3afdf51-bf23-4cad-b44d-323cba5d04c9_1920x1080.jpg)