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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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Why do bats travail in colonies?

It's safer that way - the chances you'll be eaten are smaller when you travel in groups. Also, sometimes all the bats in the area want to be in a specific place, for example when massive amounts of fruit are ripe in the case of African flying foxes. ^^

Do vampire bats live in US?

It is most likely to fidn a vampire bat in the Tropics of Mexico, Central America and South America.

Does the blood vampires drink have to be cold or warm?

I don't think it matters but I do know that they usually drink warm blood.

Do fruit bats eat lemons?

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Why do bats fly with their mouth open?

because they do echos while hunting to find prey to eat and to avoid obsticles

How do mouse find their way in the dark?

If it's pitch dark they don't, they rely on smell and their whiskers.

What is the difference between bat and kingfisher?

Bats are mammals, and give birth to live babies. Kingfishers are birds, and they lay eggs which hatch into chicks. Bats are also nocturnal, but kingfishers are diurnal.

What is the reason Mexican free-tailed bats migrate?

when it is fall and insects are scarce, Mexican free-tailed bats migrate to mexico and south america all winter long. there, weather is warm and insects are plentiful

Why do biologist classify fruit bats and parrots in different animal groups?

Because fruit bats are flying mammals; parrots, however, are birds.

Mammals: give birth to live young, have hair, produce milk, warm blooded

Birds: lay eggs, produce no milk, warm blooded

Reptiles: lay eggs, no milk, cold blooded

There are many factors that are taken into consideration when classifying animals, most of which are based on identifying similarities with other animals/organisms.

The only thing that separates bats from other mammals is their wings... they are basically flying rats.

How does the brown bat benefit from echolocation?

a brown bat catches food by using echolocation

How much dose a fruit bat eat a day?

They can eat up to 1 /2 their weight in fruit per day

Do vampire bats have rabbies?

not unless a animal with rabbies gives that bat rabbies but it not likely because vampire bats are highly smart and fast and no animal could catch a vampire bat unless the vampire bat was dying of trying to get attacked

What kind of bats live in the Houston area?

Greater Houston is home to 11 bat species, all insect-eaters.

Those species are:

  • Mexican free-tailed bat
  • Big brown bat
  • Evening bat
  • Eastern red bat
  • Northern yellow bat
  • Eastern pipistrelle
  • Hoary bat
  • Seminole bat
  • Southeastern myotis
  • Silver-haired bat
  • Rafinesque’s big-eared bat (state threatened species).



Do vampire bats prey on humans?

Yes they might, but even though their bites are painless, they are still deadly. If the animal or human is sick, it can grow weak and even die from blood loss and once an animal or human starts bleeding, the vampire bat uses its tongue to lick the blood from the wound.

The greater danger is that vampire bats often spread diseases to their victims. If a vampire bat drinks the blood of an animal or human that has a disease, the bat can then carry the germs of that disease and spread them to other animals it bites. Sometimes the bat itself can become sick as well. Vampire bats have upper incisor teeth shaped like canines. There are three species, found in various areas of Latin America.

What is a dawn bat's adaptations?

A Dawn Bats adaptation is that they can hang on their feet for many hours and so the bats wont have to stay on the ground which would be bad because the dawn bat has other predators.