Let’s Learn About Bats
What are some facts about bats?
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Bats can be very helpful. They eat pesky insects, and their droppings contain seeds that grow into new fruit trees. Click through the slides below to find out more amazing facts about bats.
Bats Are Mammals
Bats are the only flying mammals in the world. They have wings like birds, but they have fur, give birth to live babies, and are warm-blooded. Their wings act as hands, and they have feet with toes.
Bats Are Nocturnal
Bats spend their days sleeping, hanging upside down in caves, trees, or buildings. At night, they take flight to find food.
Bats Live in Different Places
Bats live all over the world. They live in forests, deserts, caves, under bridges, and even in cities. The only places bats do not live are very cold places, some deserts, and some islands.
Bats Eat Insects and Fruit
Bats are very helpful to the environment. They eat all sorts of insects including moths and mosquitos. One bat can eat thousands of mosquitos in one night. Other bats eat fruit, like mangos and bananas, and nectar from flowers.
Bats Are Different Sizes
Bats can be tiny like the Kitti’s hog-nosed bat. This bat is so small it is also called the bumblebee bat. The biggest bats in the world are fruit bats, also called flying foxes. They can have a wingspan that is 5 feet, 7 inches across.
One More Thing About Bats
Baby bats are called pups, just like baby dogs. Mother bats have one pup at a time. A large group of bats living together is called a colony.
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Where do bats live?
Bats live all over the world in caves, trees, and buildings.