the basic bat facts by grace. what is a bat? bats are mammals they give birth to live young they...
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The basic Bat Facts
By Grace
What is a Bat?Bats are mammals
They give birth to live young
They nurse their young
They have fur
They are warm blooded
Bats are the only mammals that fly
Body of a Bat
Bats have fingers like us
Bat’s wings are made of membranes
Bat’s Latin name is chiroptera
Chiroptera means hand wing
Bats are adapted in special ways according to where they live and what they eat
How do Bats help us?
Bats pollinate flowers
They eat insects
They distribute seeds
Echolocation• Echolocation is a series of
high pitched clicks that bounces off of everything around the bats and sends sound waves back to the bat’s ears
• Bats have muscles in their ears that close when they send out the clicks so they won’t go deaf
• Echolocation is used for hunting ,to avoid obstacles and predators
Microbats
Microbats are the small insect eating bats
Microbats live in caves and mines
Microbats have small eyes and big ears
Microbats use echolocation to locate their food
Microbats eat fish, blood, insects, reptiles, other species and rodents
MegabatsMegabats are the big fruit eating bats
Megabats live in trees in the tropics
Megabats have dog like faces
Megabats have big eyes and small ears
Megabats do not use echolocation
Some megabats are called flying foxes because of their dog-like face