“It can carry Ebola, a nasty virus that causes bleeding from every orifice and is usually fatal.” Meet the world’s 7 deadliest bats, famous for carrying lethal diseases

Bats play a vital role in ecosystems, from agricultural land to tropical rainforests, scooping up mosquitoes and beetles, pollinating plants and dispersing seeds. But these diminutive mammals are also long-term hosts for serious viruses, including Ebola, a ferocious disease that drains its victims of bodily fluids, rabies, a disease that affects the nervous system, and, most […]