Back in 2009, researchers observed extensive evidence of fellatio among short-nosed fruit bats, and concluded that in 70 percent of sexual encounters, the female bat would lick the shaft of her ...

Fruit bats use oral sex to prolong actual sex Discover the unique sexual behaviors of the short-nosed fruit bat, including the intriguing role of oral sex in their mating rituals.

The short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx exhibits resource defence polygyny and one sexually active male often roosts with groups of females in tents made from leaves.

Examples of bat embryos observed in our study, highlighting the ear bones. The left panel shows inside the skulls of (left to right) the cave nectar bat, the greater short-nosed fruit bat, and ...

Genetic diversity was studied among 40 different zone samples in the Indian short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx. Samples were collected from 127 locations in different districts of southern Tamil ...

An unusual breed of fruit bat -- previously nicknamed 'Yoda' due to its resemblance to the Star Wars Jedi Master -- has now officially been registered as a new species and renamed the happy ...

Scientists observing the short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx in southern China’s Guangdong Province report that the females prolong sex by licking the shaft of their mate’s penis during ...

The short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx is the first bat species to have been observed engaging in oral sex. New research headed by Min Tan of China’s Guangdong Entomological Institute ...

The fruit bat formerly known as Yoda has found its forever name. Scientists christened the happy tube-nosed fruit bat in the Records of the Australian Museum. The genus Nyctimene comprises 18 ...

The hamamas tube-nosed fruit bat has been named by a University of York biologist.

The hamamas tube-nosed fruit bat has been named after the Papuan word for 'happy' A bat from the rainforests of Papua New Guinea affectionately known as 'Yoda' has been given official recognition ...