Tuesday, May 10, 2011

bat

bats are the only flying mammals. their wings are made of leathery skin. most bats sleep during the day, hanging upside down in caves, attics, and other dark places. they come out at night to hunt. bats find things in the dark by giving out a series of high-pitch clicks. the bats tell where they areand locate (find) prey from the echoes (sounds that bounce back to them) this is called echolocation. bats do not blind, their eyesight os as good as that of most humans. there are 900 species of bat, living on all continents except Antarctica. most bats feed on insects, but fruit bats feed on fruit. many tropical flowers rely on fruit bats to spread their pollen. i think a bat is a very awesome mammal.    

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  1. I like bats, too. I even put a bat house on our house in hopes of getting some bats to live at my house and eat bugs, but no bats have moved in yet.

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