Facts​ ​About​ ​Bats Bats​​ ​are​ ​the​ ​only​ ​mammals​ ​that​ ​can​ ​fly.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​also​ ​among​ ​the​ ​only​ ​mammals​ ​known to​ ​feed​ ​on​ ​blood.​ ​Common​ ​misconceptions​ ​and​ ​fears​ ​about​ ​bats​ ​have​ ​led​ ​many​ ​people​ ​to regard​ ​the​ ​creatures​ ​as​ ​unclean​ ​disease​ ​carriers,​ ​but​ ​bats​ ​are​ ​actually​ ​very​ ​helpful​ ​in controlling​ ​the​ ​population​ ​of​ ​crop-destroying​ ​insects. There​ ​are​ ​more​ ​than​ ​900​ ​species​ ​of​ ​bats​​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​Some​ ​experts​ ​estimate​ ​the number​ ​to​ ​be​ ​as​ ​high​ ​as​ ​1,200​ ​species.​ ​Bats​ ​make​ ​up​ ​one-fifth​ ​of​ ​the​ ​mammal population​ ​on​ ​Earth,​ ​according​ ​toBat​ ​Conservation​ ​International. This​ ​bat​ ​is​ ​a​ ​member​ ​of​ ​the​ ​species​ ​Eptesicus​ ​fuscus​ ​(Big​ ​brown​ ​bat),​ ​which​ ​are​ ​found​ ​in the​ ​U.S. This​ ​bat​ ​is​ ​a​ ​member​ ​of​ ​the​ ​species​ ​Eptesicus​ ​fuscus​ ​(Big​ ​brown​ ​bat),​ ​which​ ​are​ ​found​ ​in the​ ​U.S. Size

Bats​​ ​are​ ​divided​ ​into​ ​two​ ​main​ ​types:​ ​megabats​ ​and​ ​microbats.​ ​Megabats​ ​(formally,​ ​bats

in​ ​the​ ​Megachiroptera​ ​suborder)​ ​include​ ​flying​ ​foxes​ ​and​ ​Old​ ​World​ ​fruit​ ​bats.​ ​They tend​ ​to​ ​be​ ​larger​ ​than​ ​microbats​ ​(Microchiroptera​ ​suborder),​ ​but​ ​some​ ​microbats​ ​are actually​ ​larger​ ​than​ ​some​ ​megabats. Flying​ ​foxes​ ​(genus​ ​Pteropus)​ ​are​ ​the​ ​largest​ ​bats.​ ​Some​ ​species​ ​have​ ​wingspans​ ​of​ ​5​ ​to 6​ ​feet​ ​(1.5​ ​to​ ​1.8​ ​meters)​ ​and​ ​weigh​ ​up​ ​to​ ​2.2​ ​lbs.​ ​(998​ ​grams),​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Oakland Zoo.​ ​One​ ​of​ ​the​ ​smallest​ ​megabats,​ ​the​ ​long-tongued​ ​fruit​ ​bat​ ​(Macroglossus​ ​minimus), has​ ​a​ ​wingspan​ ​of​ ​only​ ​10​ ​inches​ ​(25.4​ ​centimeters),​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Smithsonian Institution.​ ​This​ ​bat​ ​weighs​ ​about​ ​half​ ​an​ ​ounce​ ​(14​ ​g). Among​ ​microbats,​ ​the​ ​largest​ ​species​ ​is​ ​the​ ​false​ ​vampire​ ​or​ ​spectral​ ​bat​​ ​(Vampyrum spectrum)​ ​with​ ​a​ ​wingspan​ ​of​ ​up​ ​to​ ​40​ ​inches​ ​(1​ ​meter).​ ​It​ ​weighs​ ​5​ ​to​ ​6.7​ ​ounces​ ​(145​ ​to 190​ ​g).​ ​The​ ​smallest​ ​bat​ ​is​ ​the​ ​bumblebee​ ​bat,​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Michigan Museum​ ​of​ ​Zoology.​ ​It​ ​grows​ ​to​ ​only​ ​about​ ​1.25​ ​inches​ ​long​ ​(3​ ​cm)​ ​and​ ​weighs​ ​about​ ​2 grams​ ​(0.07​ ​ounces). Habitat

Bats​​ ​live​ ​all​ ​over​ ​the​ ​world,​ ​except​ ​for​ ​some​ ​islands,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Arctic​ ​and​ ​Antarctica.​ ​They mostly​ ​prefer​ ​warmer​ ​areas​ ​that​ ​are​ ​closer​ ​to​ ​the​ ​equator,​ ​and​ ​they​ ​can​ ​be​ ​found​ ​in​ ​rain

forests,​ ​mountains,​ ​farmland,​ ​woods​ ​and​ ​cities.​ ​Bats​ ​have​ ​two​ ​strategies​ ​for​ ​weathering the​ ​cold.​ ​Some​ ​migrate​ ​to​ ​warmer​ ​areas,​ ​while​ ​others​ ​go​ ​into​ ​torpor.​ ​In​ ​this​ ​short-term form​ ​of​ ​hibernation,​ ​a​ ​bat​ ​reduces​ ​its​ ​metabolic​ ​rate,​ ​lowers​ ​its​ ​body​ ​temperature,​ ​and slows​ ​its​ ​breathing​ ​and​ ​heart​ ​rate. Bats​​ ​roost​ ​in​ ​trees,​ ​caves,​ ​mines​ ​and​ ​barns​ ​—​ ​anyplace​ ​that​ ​provides​ ​shelter​ ​from​ ​the weather,​ ​protection​ ​from​ ​predators​ ​and​ ​seclusion​ ​for​ ​rearing​ ​the​ ​animals'​ ​young.​ ​Bats live​ ​together​ ​in​ ​groups​ ​called​ ​colonies,​ ​which​ ​contain​ ​100​ ​to​ ​1,000​ ​bats.​ ​These​ ​mammals are​ ​also​ ​nocturnal,​ ​meaning​ ​that​ ​they​ ​sleep​ ​during​ ​the​ ​day​ ​and​ ​are​ ​awake​ ​at​ ​night.​ ​Some may​ ​fly​ ​up​ ​to​ ​31​ ​miles​ ​(50​ ​kilometers)​ ​to​ ​find​ ​food​ ​during​ ​their​ ​nightly​ ​journeys.​ ​In​ ​the day,​ ​they​ ​sleep​ ​upside​ ​down​ ​from​ ​trees​ ​or​ ​the​ ​roofs​ ​of​ ​caves,​ ​holding​ ​on​ ​with​ ​their​ ​sharp claws. Diet Most​ ​bats​​ ​eat​ ​flowers,​ ​small​ ​insects,​ ​fruits,​ ​nectar,​ ​pollen​ ​and​ ​leaves,​ ​though​ ​it​ ​depends on​ ​the​ ​type​ ​of​ ​bat.​ ​Megabats​ ​usually​ ​eat​ ​fruits,​ ​and​ ​microbats​ ​generally​ ​eat​ ​insects.

The​ ​Malayan​ ​flying​ ​fox​ ​has​ ​a​ ​big​ ​appetite.​ ​It​ ​can​ ​eat​ ​half​ ​its​ ​body​ ​weight​ ​every​ ​day.​ ​The vampire​ ​bat​ ​outdoes​ ​even​ ​that,​ ​though,​ ​eating​ ​twice​ ​its​ ​weight​ ​in​ ​one​ ​day.​ ​The​ ​brown​ ​bat

can​ ​eat​ ​up​ ​to​ ​1,000​ ​small​ ​insects​ ​in​ ​an​ ​hour,​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Defenders​ ​of​ ​Wildlife organization. Some​ ​bats​​ ​will​ ​squeeze​ ​fruits​ ​in​ ​their​ ​mouths​ ​and​ ​drink​ ​the​ ​juices.​ ​Vampire​ ​bats​ ​like​ ​a juice​ ​of​ ​a​ ​different​ ​type,​ ​though.​ ​They​ ​do​ ​indeed​ ​drink​ ​blood,​ ​mainly​ ​from​ ​cattle​ ​and deer,​ ​but​ ​they​ ​don't​ ​suck​ ​blood​ ​like​ ​the​ ​legends​ ​say.​ ​Rather,​ ​they​ ​make​ ​a​ ​V-shaped​ ​cut and​ ​then​ ​lick​ ​up​ ​the​ ​blood,​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the​ ​San​ ​Diego​ ​Zoo. Mating​ ​habits Bats​​ ​have​ ​some​ ​unique​ ​mating​ ​behaviors​ ​not​ ​seen​ ​in​ ​other​ ​animals.​ ​Male​ ​and​ ​female bats​ ​meet​ ​in​ ​hibernation​ ​sites,​ ​called​ ​hibernacula,​ ​where​ ​they​ ​breed.​ ​"Bats​ ​'swarm' around​ ​in​ ​huge​ ​numbers,​ ​chasing​ ​each​ ​other​ ​and​ ​performing​ ​spectacular​ ​aerobatics," biologist​ ​John​ ​Altringham​ ​told​ ​Live​ ​Science​ ​in​ ​a​ ​2013​ ​article. It's​ ​not​ ​clear​ ​how​ ​the​ ​bats​​ ​choose​ ​their​ ​mates,​ ​Altringham​ ​said,​ ​but​ ​it​ ​may​ ​be​ ​that females​ ​seek​ ​out​ ​the​ ​most​ ​agile​ ​males.​ ​During​ ​the​ ​swarming​ ​event,​ ​breeding​ ​pairs​ ​will go​ ​off​ ​to​ ​secluded​ ​spots​ ​in​ ​the​ ​cave​ ​to​ ​mate​ ​in​ ​private. Researchers​ ​have​ ​found​ ​that​ ​female​ ​short-nosed​ ​fruit​ ​bats​ ​perform​ ​oral​ ​sex​ ​on​ ​their mates​ ​to​ ​prolong​ ​the​ ​act;​ ​male​ ​Indian​ ​flying​ ​foxes​ ​do​ ​the​ ​same​ ​thing​ ​to​ ​females. Mating​ ​occurs​ ​in​ ​the​ ​late​ ​summer​ ​and​ ​early​ ​autumn,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​females​ ​store​ ​the​ ​males' sperm​ ​until​ ​the​ ​next​ ​spring.​ ​A​ ​pregnant​ ​female​ ​will​ ​carry​ ​her​ ​young​ ​for​ ​a​ ​gestation period​ ​of​ ​40​ ​days​ ​to​ ​six​ ​months.​ ​Then,​ ​she​ ​will​ ​give​ ​birth​ ​to​ ​one​ ​baby,​ ​called​ ​a​ ​pup.​ ​The pup​ ​will​ ​weigh​ ​about​ ​one-fourth​ ​as​ ​much​ ​as​ ​its​ ​mother​ ​at​ ​birth.​ ​Young​ ​bats​​ ​drink​ ​milk from​ ​their​ ​mothers​ ​to​ ​survive,​ ​much​ ​like​ ​other​ ​mammals. The​ ​mothers​ ​and​ ​pups​ ​stay​ ​in​ ​groups,​ ​separate​ ​from​ ​the​ ​males.​ ​The​ ​other​ ​mothers​ ​help take​ ​care​ ​of​ ​the​ ​pup​ ​until​ ​it​ ​is​ ​old​ ​enough​ ​to​ ​care​ ​for​ ​itself. Classification/taxonomy The​ ​taxonomy​ ​of​ ​bats​,​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Integrated​ ​Taxonomic​ ​Information​ ​System (ITIS),​ ​is: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Kingdom:​ ​Animalia ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Phylum:​ ​Chordata

​ ​ ​ ​ ​Subphylum:​ ​Vertebrata ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Class:​ ​Mammalia ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Order:​ ​Chiroptera ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Suborder:​ ​Megachiroptera,​ ​Microchiroptera ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Family:​ ​There​ ​are​ ​16​ ​families​ ​in​ ​the​ ​suborder​ ​Microchiroptera,​ ​and​ ​only​ ​one​ ​in Macrochiroptera:​ ​Pteropodidae,​ ​which​ ​includes​ ​flying​ ​foxes​ ​and​ ​Old​ ​World​ ​fruit​ ​bats. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Genera:​ ​There​ ​are​ ​187​ ​genera​ ​of​ ​bats​. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Species:​ ​There​ ​are​ ​more​ ​than​ ​950,​ ​and​ ​perhaps​ ​as​ ​many​ ​as​ ​1,200​ ​species​ ​of​ ​bats. The​ ​Mariana​ ​fruit​ ​Bat​ ​(a.k.a.​ ​Mariana​ ​flying​ ​fox)​ ​is​ ​currently​ ​designated​ ​as​ ​threatened. Range:​ ​Guam,​ ​Northern​ ​Mariana​ ​Islands. The​ ​Mariana​ ​fruit​ ​Bat​ ​(a.k.a.​ ​Mariana​ ​flying​ ​fox)​ ​is​ ​currently​ ​designated​ ​as​ ​threatened. Range:​ ​Guam,​ ​Northern​ ​Mariana​ ​Islands.

Many​ ​bat​ ​species​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world​ ​are​ ​threatened​ ​with​ ​extinction.​ ​The​ ​Red​ ​List​ ​from the​ ​International​ ​Union​ ​for​ ​Conservation​ ​of​ ​Nature​ ​identifies​ ​more​ ​than​ ​250​ ​species​ ​as endangered,​ ​vulnerable​ ​or​ ​"near​ ​threatened." Bulmer's​ ​fruit​ ​bat​ ​is​ ​the​ ​world's​ ​most​ ​endangered​ ​bat.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​only​ ​found​ ​in​ ​one​ ​cave​ ​in

Papua​ ​New​ ​Guinea.​ ​According​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Red​ ​List,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​only​ ​around​ ​160​ ​individuals​ ​left in​ ​this​ ​colony. A​ ​fungus​ ​that​ ​causes​ ​a​ ​disease​ ​called​ ​white-nose​ ​syndrome​ ​has​ ​devastated​ ​bats​​ ​in​ ​North America.​ ​This​ ​white,​ ​powdery-looking​ ​fungus,​ ​a​ ​member​ ​of​ ​a​ ​group​ ​of​ ​cold-loving​ ​fungi calledGeomyces,​ ​coats​ ​the​ ​muzzles,​ ​ears​ ​and​ ​wings​ ​of​ ​bats​ ​and​ ​has​ ​meant​ ​death​ ​for hundreds​ ​of​ ​thousands​ ​of​ ​the​ ​animals​ ​in​ ​the​ ​northeastern​ ​United​ ​States. Other​ ​facts Bats​​ ​"see"​ ​using​ ​echolocation.​ ​The​ ​animals​ ​make​ ​high-frequency​ ​yells​ ​and​ ​analyze​ ​the location​ ​of​ ​objects​ ​around​ ​them​ ​by​ ​perceiving​ ​how​ ​the​ ​sound​ ​bounces​ ​back​ ​off​ ​the object.​ ​Research​ ​at​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Bristol​ ​in​ ​the​ ​United​ ​Kingdom,​ ​published​ ​in​ ​2011​ ​in the​ ​journal​ ​Behavioral​ ​Processes,​ ​shows​ ​that​ ​the​ ​angle​ ​at​ ​which​ ​sound​ ​bounces​ ​back​ ​can tell​ ​the​ ​bat​ ​the​ ​object's​ ​size.​ ​To​ ​discover​ ​this,​ ​the​ ​researchers​ ​studied​ ​flight​ ​patterns​ ​of the​ ​bats​ ​after​ ​objects​ ​were​ ​placed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​animals'​ ​paths. Some​ ​horseshoe​ ​bats​ ​can​ ​hover​ ​and​ ​pluck​ ​insects​ ​from​ ​spider​ ​webs,​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the BBC. An​ ​anticoagulant​ ​in​ ​vampire​ ​bat​ ​saliva​ ​has​ ​been​ ​adapted​ ​for​ ​use​ ​in​ ​increasing​ ​blood​ ​flow in​ ​patients​ ​with​ ​stroke​ ​or​ ​heart​ ​disease. Contact​ ​Details Bat​ ​Removal Website:​ ​https://animalshappen.com/bat-removal/ Website:​ ​http://wildliferemovaldirectory.com/services/bat-control/ Google​ ​Site:​ ​https://sites.google.com/site/batremovalservice/ Google​ ​Folder:

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