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Although associated with Halloween and
horror movies, bats are nothing to be afraid of. Most bats live
on a diet of insects, and are a big help in keeping down the insect
population, while others enjoy eating fruits and vegetables. While
one species of bat does indeed drink blood, you're not likely to
find them in your back yard, and certainly not sucking on your neck.
Bats are secretive animals that tend to live in large colonies,
and feed at night with the aid of eccolocation (a way of "seeing"
with soundwaves.) Although there are other mammals that have learned
to glide, bats are the only ones that can actually fly.
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Although most species of bat have extremely poor eyesight,
some can use echolocation (seeing with sound) to see things as tiny
as a minnow's fin sticking up just 2 milimeters above a pond's surface. |
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Adopt-a-bat.
Bats are maternal mammals who have been known to adopt other bats.
Young bats are vulnerable to many things during the first month of their lives. Though they grow up quickly, a baby bat relies on its mother for food and other essential things.
An orphaned bat has less of a chance of surviving if they are not taken under the wing of another older bat.
Click on the individual animals on the left hand column to get more facts.
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