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Description of Bats
The
bat is described as a mouselike nocturnal flying mammal of the family Chiroptera.
The word Chiroptera, means "hand wing". It is a mouse-like animal
with forelimbs modified to form wings. They navigate and hunt prey
by echolocation. Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly.
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Size of Bats
The smallest
microbat, the Pipistrellus nanus of Central Africa, is only 4 cm
(1.5 in) long and has a wingspan of only 12.5 cm (about 5 in). The
biggest of the bats is called the Pteropus vampyrus, comes from
Java and achieves a wingspan of 1.4 m (nearly 5 ft) and a body
length of 42 cm (16.7 in)!
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Echlocation
All bats can
see, however bats have developed the use of echolocation to find
food when navigating and hunting for food at night. Bats make
high-frequency sounds, and the echoes of these sounds bounce back
which enables a bat to make a mental map. Using this mental map
they are able to avoid the smallest of obstacles whilst locating
their prey. In just a split second Echlocation enables bats to
determine the size of objects, their location, how fast they are
travelling and even their texture!
Species of Bats
There
are almost 1,000 species of Bats! These many species are divided
into two sub-orders:
Megachiroptera (Large Bat or magabats)
Microchiroptera (Small Bat or microbats)
Facts about where Bats live and what they eat!
Bats are native to all continents except the
Artic
The common habitat are caves, trees, and buildings.
The diet of Bats varies according to the species. Types of food
consumed by bats include insects, small mammals,
birds, fish and the famous and the
blood-eating vampire bats of South America!
Basic Facts about Bats
The name of a male is referred to
as simply a male
The name of a female is referred to as simply a female
The name or offspring, or a baby bat, is a pup
The average size of a litter is just one
The collective name for a group of Bats is a colony
Bats and Vampires!
In South
America there are blood eating bats, called vampire bats! Hence
the connection between bats and vampires!
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Facts about the life, behavior
and personality of Bats
During the day bats rest in a
variety of roosting places
Some of the large megabats hang
upside down from tree branches in enormous numbers
The vampire bats of South America
are named the Desmodus, Diphylla, and Diaemus
Vampire Bats feed entirely on blood
which is freshly drawn from small wounds inflicted on prey such
as fowl, cattle, horses, swine
The bites of vampire bats have
started outbreaks of rabies
Vampire Bats occasionally feed on
the blood of human beings!
What does that word mean??
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Bats
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What is a
Mammal?
A Mammal is a
warm blooded, vertebrate mammal. Warm blooded means that their
temperature remains the same although their surroundings might
change. This explains why they have a covering of hair on
their skin. A mammal has milk-producing mammary glands for
nourishing their young
What is a
Vertebrate?
A
Vertebrate is an animal that has a backbone which consists of
ring-like bones, called vertebrae, that protect the soft
spinal cord
What is an
Invertebrate?
An
Invertebrate animal does not have a backbone. They are also
cold-blooded which means their body temperature changes
according to the environment environment
What is a
Carnivore?
A
Carnivore is an animal which eats mainly meat
What is a
Herbivore?
A
Herbivore is an animal which eats mainly plants and grass
What is an
Omnivore?
An
Omnivore is an animal which eats both meat and plants
What is an
Amphibian?
An
Amphibian is an animal spend part of its life under water
(breathing with gills) and the remainder on land (breathing
with lungs)
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Endangered Species
Wild life experts consider that
thirteen species of bat are listed as endangered.
An “endangered” species is one that is in danger of extinction
throughout all or a significant portion of its range. The Causes
of a species of animal becoming endangered are due to Habitat
Destruction, Introduction of Exotic Species, Disease, Pollution,
and Over exploitation. Endangered Species Organizations are
dedicated to saving and preserving the world's most endangered
wildlife. Interesting facts about endangered Species
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