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Bat pups are born with big feet. Their hind limbs have nearly adult size and strength. This helps them hold on to mom during flights, but they can also bite a nipple for extra security.
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2023/03/19
10:53 UTC
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Honduran white bats get their bright yellow color from carotenoid deposits, mainly from the figs they eat. They are the only mammal with this capability and are being studied to combat macular degeneration in humans.
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2023/03/16
02:19 UTC
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In Navajo sand paintings, brown sands form Bat, in its station as one of the eastern guardians. A yellow diamond on its body represents a small skin that Bat received as a reward for helping depose the Gambler, a large and powerful deity.
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2023/03/11
18:48 UTC
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So far, only one bat species has been found to hibernate in snow dens.
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2023/03/11
03:21 UTC
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One of our rescues napping with her tongue out 😂
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2023/03/09
00:19 UTC
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Adorable! 😍
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2023/03/07
00:33 UTC
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36 bat species are used as food or for traditional medicine, a practice that spans over 70 countries and hinders conservation.
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2023/02/28
23:08 UTC
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Greater bulldog bats are the loudest bat species, chirping at over 130 decibels as they hunt over open water.
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2023/02/22
00:39 UTC
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The Zapotec tribe worshipped a bat god named Camazotz, the "death bat", based on local leaf-nosed bats that lived in the sacred cenotes.
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2023/02/15
17:56 UTC
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The rarest bat in the world is the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat, population less than 100, mostly found on Silhouette Island.
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2023/02/14
04:08 UTC
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Only three US states have state bats. Virginia has the Virginia big-eared bat, and Texas and Oklahoma share the Mexican free-tailed bat.
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2023/01/30
19:50 UTC
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Fascinating Facts about Bats
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2023/01/27
00:12 UTC
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The Wrinkle-faced Bat (Centurio senex) has been described as "iconic" and "bizarre". They are also sexually dimorphic. Males have deeper face furrows and can fold a flap of skin over their faces like a mask. They gather in leks where males produce a very loud, low frequency whistling call.
5 Comments
2023/01/22
21:20 UTC
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Smooth surfaces are rare in nature so the echoes they can create confuse bats a great deal.
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2022/12/15
16:53 UTC
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Over 300 species of fruit depend on bats for pollination.
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2022/10/29
14:35 UTC
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Bat but what species?
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2022/10/27
15:48 UTC
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Bats have very large pups. The pups can be between 20-40% of their mother’s body weight, depending on the species.
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2022/10/27
14:47 UTC
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Many bat species have a nose leaf. These structures help to focus echolocation calls.
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2022/10/25
15:00 UTC
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Bats are too small and their hearts are too powerful for blood to pool in their heads while hanging upside down.
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2022/10/22
21:39 UTC
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Bats hate the moon.
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2022/09/29
04:22 UTC
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Vampire bats exhibit a "college dorm room" effect where unrelated and unfamiliar individuals develop strong and long lasting relationships when thrust into a novel scenario together.
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2022/09/01
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