Dietmar Nill / Meheley's horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus mehelyi) in flight, Bulgaria, captive.

Dietmar Nill / Meheley's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) catching prey in flight, Bulgaria, captive.

Dietmar Nill / Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) hanging upside down and echolocating before taking off, Bulgaria, captive.

Dietmar Nill / Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) hanging upside down, with moth prey in its mouth, Bulgaria, captive.

Dietmar Nill / Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) hanging upside down roosting before taking off, Bulgaria, captive.

Dietmar Nill / Meheley's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) flying, hunting prey, Bulgaria, captive.

Dietmar Nill / Meheley's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) flying, hunting prey, Bulgaria, captive.

Dietmar Nill / Meheley's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) flying, hunting prey, Bulgaria, captive.

Dietmar Nill / Meheley's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) flying, chasing prey, Bulgaria, captive.

John Abbott / Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) female flying, San Saba County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. July

John Abbott / Red bat (Lasiurus borealis) female flying; shots taken with high speed flash San Saba County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. July

John Abbott / Red bat (Lasiurus borealis) female flying, San Saba County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. July

John Abbott / Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) female flying, San Saba County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. July

Roland Seitre / Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) colony captive in Tolga Bat Hospital, Queensland, Australia. Native to northern and eastern Australia.

Michael Durham / Male Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) portrait, near Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee Natonal Forest, Georgia, USA, July.

Michael Durham / Male Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) on tree trunk, near the Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee Natonal Forest, Georgia, USA, July.

Michael Durham / Female Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) in flight with mouth open, near the Conasauga River, Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, USA, July.

Michael Durham / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) roosting, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee

Michael Durham / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) roosting, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee

Michael Durham / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) flying, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee

Michael Durham / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) male, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Georgia

Michael Durham / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) male roosting, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Georgia

Michael Durham / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) juvenile male flying, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Georgia

Michael Durham / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) male flying, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Georgia

Michael Durham / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) male flying, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Georgia

Michael Durham / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) male and female flying, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Georgia, digital composite

Michael Durham / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) female flying, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Georgia

Michael Durham / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) female flying, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Georgia

Michael Durham / Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) male with female Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) below and Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) below her, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Fore...

Barry Mansell / Hoary / Eastern Red Bat {Lasiurus borealis} hanging upside-down in tree, USA

Barry Mansell / Eastern Red Bat {Lasiurus borealis} USA

Benjamin Olson / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) banding by biologist, Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota

Benjamin Olson / Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) being weighed by biologist, Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota

Barry Mansell / Hairy bat {Lasiurus borealis} portrait, Arizona, USA

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Close up of female Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) face,calling, in Florida, USA. Captivity.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Close up of female Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) face, calling, in Florida, USA. Captivity.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Female Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) flying in Florida, USA. Captivity.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Close up of female Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) face, calling, in Florida, USA. Captivity.

Bruce Thomson / Infra red, slow motion shot of Eastern long fingered bat (Miniopterus orianae oceanensis) flying out of roost cave at dusk, Girraween National Park, Queensland, Australia.

NaturePL Showreels / Our 2021 nature showreel showcasing a selection of our wildlife, timelapse, slow-motion and drone footage.