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Bats have skin between their front and back legs to help them in flight. When they fly, bats spread their legs and use the skin to glide because it creates air resistance.

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Why do bats have featherless skin between their front and back legs?

they need to have it because it is their pouch.


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If a bats wing is torn will it grow back?

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How do bats eat if they can't see?

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Are the front legs of bats adapted flying?

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What is the difference between bat and owl?

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Does a bat have a back bones?

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Would bats fight back?

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