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WHAT ARE BATS?

Bats are small flying mammals. They are the only mammals that can fly. Bats have large wings made of two layers of skin. This skin stretches over their long finger bones and arms. It connects to the sides of the body and back legs.

ALL ABOUT BATS
Bats are divided into two groups, MEGABATS are old world fruit bats, and live in tropical areas;Africa, India, and Australia.
Mircrobats are smaller and live in many places around the world, they eat insects, some eat small mammals and fish.

BAT FEATURES

Most bats are known for flying at dusk and at night to eat insects. Their bones are very light for flying.
HEAD-The head and brain of bats are larger than birds. Bats can remember places and people for a long time, so we think that they are smart!

WINGS- Bat wings are stretched with the bats skin. The bones of the fingers are long to support the wings. Bats have a thumb that is free so they can use it to cling to trees, and anywhere they need to roost.

EARS -Bats can turn their ears in the direction of sounds. At night, bats make a small, high pitched noises that create an "echo" wich bounces off of other objects. The bats hear the echoes which help them find their prey. The echoes also hlep them avoid flying into objects.

EYES -
Bats have very good eyesight, in fact they can see at night!

TEETH-
Bats have small, sharp teeth with jagged edges. They use their teeth to break through the hard shells of fruit and prey, such as insects.

At night, bats swoop through the air, snatching up hundreds of insects and other small animals. But during the day, they hardly move at all. Instead, bats pass the time hanging upside down from a secluded spot, such as the roof of a cave, the underside of a bridgeor the inside of a hollowed-out tree.

There are a couple different reasons why bats roost this way. First of all, it puts them in an ideal position for takeoff. Unlike birds, bats can't launch themselves into the air from the ground. Their wings don't produce enough lift to take off from a dead stop, and their hind legs are so small and underdeveloped that they can't run to build up the necessary takeoff speed. Instead, they use their front claws to climb to a high spot, and then fall into flight. By sleeping upside down in a high location, they are all set to launch if they need to escape the roost.

Hanging upside down is also a great way to hide from danger. During the hours when most predators are active (particularly birds of prey), bats congregate where few animals would think to look and most can't reach. This allows them to disappear from the world until night comes again. There's also little competition for these roosting spots, as other flying animals don't have the ability to hang upside down.

Bats have a unique physiological adaptation that lets them hang around this way without exerting any energy. If you want to clench your fist around an object, you must contract several muscles in your arm, which are connected to your fingers by tendons. As one muscle contracts, it pulls a tendon, which pulls one of your fingers closed. A bat's talons close in the same way, except that their tendons are connected only to the upper body, not to a muscle. To hang upside down, a bat flies into position, pulls its claws open with other muscles and finds a surface to grip. To get the talons to grab hold of the surface, the bat simply lets its body relax. The weight of the upper body pulls down on the tendons connected to the talons, causing them to clench. The talon joints lock into position, and the bat's weight keeps them closed.

Consequently, the bat doesn't have to do anything to hang upside down. It only has to exert energy to release its grip, flexing muscles that pull its talons open. Since the talons remain closed when the bat is relaxed, a bat that dies while roosting will continue to hang upside down until something (another bat, for example) jostles it loose.

THERE ARE 45 BAT SPECIES IN THE UNITED STATES

Bats are amazing creatures! They help humans by eating mosquitos and bugs to help keep valuable crops and nieghborhoods free of insects.

In some cultures bats are a symbol of good luck!
Even though, some people fear bats because of fictional stories of Dracula, hanging upside down, and the one species of Bat that actually does bite its prey to lick the blood. But is that any different than us eating a chicken leg?

1. Bats are the only mammals able to fly. And you thought it was the winged marmoset! Bats are exceptional in the air. Their wings are thin, giving them what is called, in flight terms, "airfoil." The power bats have to push forward is called "propulsion."

SOME TYPES OF BATS CAN FLY UP TO 60 MILES (97 KILOMETERS) PER HOUR!

2. A single brown bat can catch around 1,200 mosquito-size insects in one hour. In Bracken Cave, Texas, it's estimated that the 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats that live there eat about 200 tons of insects . . . each night.

3. Vampire bats don't suck blood. They lap it up. Calm down. There are only three species of vampire bats in the whole world. If you are traveling in Central or South America, however, you might see a vampire bat bite a cow and then lick blood from the wound -- no sucking involved.

4. Bats don't have "fat days." The metabolism of a bat is enviable -- they can digest bananas, mangoes, and berries in about 20 minutes.

5. Fewer than 10 people in the last 50 years have contracted rabies from North American bats. Due to movies and television, bats are thought to be germ machines, bringing disease and toxins to innocent victims. Not true. Bats avoid people. If you are bitten by a bat, go to the doctor, but don't start making funeral arrangements -- you'll probably be fine.

6. Bats use echolocation to get around in the dark. Bats don't see very well and do a lot of living at night, so they have to rely on navigational methods other than sight. Bats send out beeps and listen for variations in the echoes that bounce back at them and that's how they get around. Bats are nocturnal, mostly because it's easier to hunt bugs and stay out of the way of predators when it's dark. Bats do use their eyesight to see things in the daytime, but most bat business is done under the blanket of night for convenience.

Bats are just misunderstood. They're pretty incredible animals don't you think so?

REFERENCE:

Book: Back Yard Animals Bat, Annalise Bekkering

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