Bat

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Bat
The King of the Caves
By KV
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Introduction

• . Bats are mammals

• Its scientific name is chiropeta

• It means wings on their hands

• They are the only mammals that can fly

• they are separated into two groups called
  megachiropeta and microchiro
• peta

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What They Look Like

• They can be orange,yellow,brown,black
• One type of bat, the ghost bat is gray
• Usually only a couple of ounces in weight
• Their wings are made of stretchy elastic skin
• Insect eating bats have big ears and small eyes
• Fruit eaters have small ears and larger eyes
• Their toes have five fingers and tiny thumbs
• Small, sharp, pointy teeth that are 2-3 mm long

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Physiological Features

• Poor eyesight
• Finger bones inside its wings
• Has small thumbs
• Very small throat

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Lifespan/Endangered

• The flying fox is critically endangered
• If very healthy they can live more than 20 years
• A lot of times bats get rabies
• A lot of bats species arent endangered?

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Habitat/Climate

• They live in caves
• The temperature of the caves is usually damp,
  moist, and very humid
• Nooks are another habitat
• One type of bat called the pyramid bat lives in
  the desserts of Africa
• If a bats habitat is cold in the winter it may
  migrate or hibernate
• They can also live in houses, hollow trees, and
  sheds

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Landforms

• Live in sheltered landforms
• Some bats live on hollow trees
• They live on every continent except Antarctica
• Limestone is what the bats the cave is made of
• One type of bat lives inside palm leaves

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Food

• insect eating bats eat insects but mainly they
  eat moths, mosquitoes
• Fruit eaters eat fruit like mangos
• Some very small bats eat nectar
• The vampire bat drinks blood birds, lizards, and
  occasionally humans

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Predator/Prey
PREY OF
PREDATOR TO

• Some other bats
• Mice
• Fish
• Fruit
• Insects
• nectar

Domestic cats Birds of prey Some snakes
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Behavior

• Uses echolocation
• Sound bounces off objects
• Nocturnal
• live in coloniesbig groups
• Always fly right out of a cave
• They act like their the boss
• They eat millions of mosquitoes every night.

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Reproduction

• Females get together when breeding
• Have babies all at the same time
• Female insect eating bats give birth in hollow
  trees, buildings, or caves
• Baby bats are called pups
• Mothers find babies by sound and smell

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Behavioral Adaptation

• Some species hibernate so they can stay warm
• Some species migrate so they can continue finding
  food
• Some bats use their wing like a net to catch prey
• Nocturnal so they can escape lots of predators
• Live in colonies to confuse prey

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Physical Adaptation

• Dark colors helps blend in with environment
• Small tail helps make sharp turns
• Big ears help hear danger
• Wings help fly fast to escape predators
• Fingers/toes help them catch prey

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Physiological Adaptation

• A bone called a patella helps leg move
• Ribs helps it breath
• Elbow moves its wings to help it fly
• Insect eaters ear drum (echolocation) helps find
  food
• Brain size of a pinkys fingernail tells right
  from wrong
• Elastic wings hold bones in place to help with
  movement

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Fun Facts

• Some bats squeak through noses
• Ozzie Osborn once bit the head off a dead bat
• In Mexico people used to think the bat was the
  king of the underworld
• Very delicate
• Bat droppings are called guava
• They must be in pairs or groups
• They can live in captivity or the wild
• They arent made to be pets
• They can live anywhere dark