Bat Facts

Facts

Here is 13 fun facts about bats!

1. Did you know that there are over 1,400 species of bats worldwide.
2. Not all bats hibernate.
3. Bats have few natural predators — disease is one of the biggest threats.
4. Without bats, say goodbye to bananas, avocados and mangoes.
5. Night insects have the most to fear from bats.
6. Bats are the only flying mammal.
7. Bats may be small, but they’re fast little creatures.
8. Conservation efforts are helping bat species recover.
9. The longest-living bat is 41 years old.
10. Like cats, bats clean themselves.
11. Dogs aren’t the only ones with pups. Baby bats are called pups, and a group of bats is a colony.
12. Bats are inspiring medical marvels.
13. Innies or Outies? Humans aren’t the only ones with belly buttons.

These are just some of them there are thousands of more facts about bats like that they have been living for around 50 million years!!!! These creatures are the only mammals that can fly ever to be existed

We can find more facts about bats like

• Bats can find their food in total darkness.
• Bats can live more than 30 years and can fly at speeds of 60 miles per hour (or more!)
• Bats can eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes an hour.
• More than half of the bat species in the United States are in severe decline or listed as endangered.
• Pallid bats eat scorpions!
• The world’s largest bat is the “flying fox,” which lives on islands in the South Pacific.
• The Bracken Bat Cave in Texas is home to the world’s largest bat colony.

And so much more bats are some of the most interesting creatures on planetearth that has lived for millions upon millions of years!

Bats are slowly and slowly becoming more and more less populated and are become endangered and may in few or more years will be extinct

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