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Bats
The largest group of mammals that have the ability to fly. Their nocturnal habits have given raise to many myths and fears through the ages, most of which are unfounded. Ask your questions here and find out what is true or myth about these fascinating creatures.
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Is a bat an ectotherm or an endotherm?
Bats are mammals. Mammals maintain their body's internal environment by their own power; they are, by default, endotherms.
Ectotherms, like reptiles, need an external source to assist in the maintenance of their internal environment.
Endo=inner; ecto=outer
What is the golden capped fruit bat?
a golden capped fruit bat is a bat that is brown and is golden in the wing area. they have a narrow orange line that crosses down their necks. The Male in this species of bat is much Larger than the Female bat.
What can you use to keep bats out of your attic?
You should proof the attic to exclude. There are all types of readily available nets, screens etc to keep them out.
Do vampires need to feed on humans?
If vampires existed, they would need to feed off of humans, because they have the most nutrient rich blood. Though, if they fed exclusively off of human blood, a vampire would need to drink over 36 bathtubs full of blood in order to survive. Though, it is possible that a vampire could survive off of other blood, but it would just need more of it because other blood (besides a human's) contains less nutrients.
But vampyers still dont exist.
Vampires don't have to feed off of human blood but (unfortunately for the vampire) they are very much what they eat and acquire the traits of their prey. Lestat fed off of rats for a time and became a furry, futivative 'creature'. He also 'used' an alligator once and became green and scaley for a few days.
* Huh, the third comment was interesting- but untrue. See, vampires CAN have other kinds of blood: cow, sheep, deer .etc. they don't get the same characteristics as their victims. But the first comment is partly true in the fact that humans DO have more nutrients that the vampires need to survive, but is wrong in the amount. They would EXPLODE if they had 3 gallons or more, and flood their lungs and drown in the liquid. "36 bathtubs" is WAY over exaggerated: if that was true- with the vampire population- then everyone would be a vampire by now... No, they can survive on small amounts, and last weeks. But PREFER human blood because it strengthens and quenches the thirst longer. ~DZAir
Echolocation is a sensory system in certain animals, such as bats and dolphins, in which usually high-pitched sounds are emitted and their echoes interpreted to determine the direction and distance of objects.
Contrast the two types of bats?
well there is the vamire bat and that is different from all vegitarian bats. and dont mind my spelling
What is an animal which is blind other than a bat?
Bats are not blind. Animals which live in caves and never come out are blind, like some fish and salamanders. Animals which live on the bottom of the ocean and never have any light are blind. Some moles and shrews are nearly blind.
How many chambers in a bat's heart?
A bat is a mammal so, like all mammals, a bat has a four-chambered heart.
Echo location, also called SONAR. This is just like the pinging you hear in a submarine movie
Fruit bats will eat/lick nectar from flowers. See attached link for more information.
What groups do humans belong to other than mammals?
These humans that you speak of belong to the placental group of mammals
How many babies do vampire bats have?
When the female has enough kakas, she explodes and then 30000 vampire bats come flying out. So your answer is 30000
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There is no single thing that will ward off all vampires. Each vampire have his particular quirks that will cause him weaknesses, faults, etc.
* Some vampires are very light sensitive. Lestat and his 'kin' were reduced to ashes on being exposed to light. Count Orlock was vapourized by simply walking in front of a sunlit window. Count Dracula however walked around in the sunlight only slightly weakened. * Count Dracula was averse to the sight of religious icons and really hated garlic.
* Some vampires were known to be unable to cross running water. * Some are under the compulsion to gather-up or count small objects spilled on the floor.
* At least one vampire was so vain she had to stop and consider her reflection in every mirror she encountered. A hall-way full of them wasted so much of her time she failed to get around to the biting phase before sun-rise. * Some vampires cannot bear to see what they have become and are incapable of beholding their own reflection. (Probably the source of the falsehood that vampires do not have reflections.) * One was deterred by barking guard dogs. (I can really sympathize with this one) * Another was put-off by the constant harranging of a fish-mongers wife into the wee hours of the morning. (Another one I can sympathize with.) * In the comic strip 'Ommygada' a sign posted outside of a motel 'All vampires welcome! Nothing bad will happen to you during your stay here! We Promise!' was enough to deter the cautious vampire from daring a visit.
How do bats use sound to help them see?
Bats use sound to help see in the dark (don't forget bats are blind) by using something called echolocation. echolocation is were the bats make noises and the noise waves bounce back giving the bat an idea of its surrounding.
However when the bat finds prey its sound changes. The sound the bat makes when getting pray is a clicking sound which gets faster and faster as it gets closer.
- Echolocation is like that of a submarine's radar.
- Another animal which uses this exact same method is the dolphin.
Is it true that vampires only eat in the dark?
What kind of question is that? No, vampires may feed during the day perfectly well, but it would sort of like playing tennis in bed: possible but weird.
Your baby has vampire teeth is that normal?
Not really, but it is possible... raise this vampire baby to live only on animal blood if you can.
