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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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No not usually. They bite cattle and other worm blooded animals. To a Vampire bat human blood is like meat to a vegetarian. They prefer animals. Plus vampire bat bites are painless! They usually only bite people if there is no other food or to protect their young. Trust me, I read every single book about bats in my library. The vampire bat feeds only on blood. It gets the blood from horses, cattle, dogs, and chicken. With its two sharp upper incisors (the front teeth) it makes a shallow hole in the skin of its victim. It then laps the blood that comes from the wound. The vampire bat saliva is made of a special liquid, it makes the blood keep flowing! Vampire bat saliva is used in medicine to keep the heart beating and the blood flowing, in your body!
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Vampire bats are opportunistic feeders. Normally animals are much more available than people since people tend to stay inside at night (when the bats prefer to feed). People are also much more likely to react to a bat landing on or near them than say a horse or a cow, so again, bats are much less likely to feed on them. With that said - there are plenty of accounts of people out camping in areas within the habitat area of the bats who wake up to find one has nibbled on their ear or toes or other exposed skin without them waking up.
How do you know that bats and cats can hear ultra sound?
experiments, i would think that scientist would put them in a room and emit sounds at different wave lenghs to see if they respond or if there is a change in their behaviour. but that's just a guess :) also, bats are completely blind and rely on their hearing to navigate. that's where the phrase "blind as a bat" came from.
What is the group of bats called?
Don't really understand what you mean here. Bats are mammals, and breed as such - so there's a Mother Bat, a Father bat and Baby bat. But they don't live in a strong family unit, so apart from Mother and Baby, you probably wouldn't be able to say who the father is.
What is the second smallest animal in the world?
10:squirrel
9:newt
8:bumble bee
7:New born scorpion
6:maggot
5:bee
4:Wasp
3.black widow when just born can grow as big as a bumble bee or more.
2.worm
1.tadpole
No. Many similar urban legends to this arise from claims of unsanitary conditions, and are often spiteful rumours by the competition.
What is the taxonomy of a vampire bat?
Kingdom=Animalia
Phylum= Chordate
Class= Mammalia
Order= Chiptera
How does a baby bat hang on their mother?
Bats hang from ceilings is like a person walking and some people can even walk on their arms. A person legs are stronger than our arms that is just the set up of the body. Just like a bat there legs are the strongest part in their body and sleep downside down comes natural to them.
For agricultural purposes, I believe it is worth between $2 to $2.50 per pound wholesale.
Vampire bats drink blood from a variety of warm blooded animals. Humans may also be attacked.
Vampire bats will feed on the blood of warm blooded animals, such as cattle, horses, or birds. The vampire bat does not actually like the taste of human blood and much prefer other warm blooded animals instead.
Where does Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat live?
It is found from western to central Africa including Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ga , hana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Zambia.
What do bats and butterfly have in common?
They're both living
They're both animals
They're both Vertabrates
They're both mamals
They're both furry
They both need air, food, and water
They both can move
They both have mouths, four limbs, a head, two eyes, two ears, and a nose
They both have hearts, lungs, brains, stomachs, and intestines
Why don't vampire bats hibernate?
Not all bats hibernate but the ones who live where it gets cold usually do. This is because during the colder months food becomes almost non existent for them. Some of them will also migrate to warmer areas.
Where does the ghost bat live?
I guess... they live in dark places like dens,etc....or,might be they don't use to come in our world.
What types of bats do Vampire bats eat?
Vampire bats don't eat other bats. They drink blood, mainly from large mammals like cows.
(The False Vampire Megaderma lyra) bat is carnivorous and may eat other bats.
Hoever they live in Asia and vampires live in South and North America. )
Do vampires turn into bats at night?
No, Vampire bats can sleep in caves and you may even see them sleeping in cracks in rocks etc. They will sleep in large groups of around 100 or more. They mainly sleep in dark caves.No, Vampire bats can sleep in caves and you may even see them sleeping in cracks in rocks etc. They will sleep in large groups of around 100 or more. They mainly sleep in dark caves.
Why does a flying fox have wings that look like flippers?
Flying foxes have a fox like appearance to the head. Since bats can also fly, these fox featured bats are known as flying foxes.
Water. Unless you haven't realized this animals don't have options other than water in the wild. Only humans make artificial drinks. They also drink the nectar of plants.
