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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.

5 Comments
2023/03/19
10:53 UTC

255

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.

3 Comments
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.

1 Comment
2023/03/11
18:48 UTC

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So far, only one bat species has been found to hibernate in snow dens.

3 Comments
2023/03/11
03:21 UTC

387

One of our rescues napping with her tongue out 😂

4 Comments
2023/03/09
00:19 UTC

254

Adorable! 😍

2 Comments
2023/03/07
00:33 UTC

94

36 bat species are used as food or for traditional medicine, a practice that spans over 70 countries and hinders conservation.

5 Comments
2023/02/28
23:08 UTC

149

Greater bulldog bats are the loudest bat species, chirping at over 130 decibels as they hunt over open water.

5 Comments
2023/02/22
00:39 UTC

242

The Zapotec tribe worshipped a bat god named Camazotz, the "death bat", based on local leaf-nosed bats that lived in the sacred cenotes.

2 Comments
2023/02/15
17:56 UTC

260

The rarest bat in the world is the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat, population less than 100, mostly found on Silhouette Island.

3 Comments
2023/02/14
04:08 UTC

237

Only three US states have state bats. Virginia has the Virginia big-eared bat, and Texas and Oklahoma share the Mexican free-tailed bat.

6 Comments
2023/01/30
19:50 UTC

70

Fascinating Facts about Bats

2 Comments
2023/01/27
00:12 UTC

247

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

45

Smooth surfaces are rare in nature so the echoes they can create confuse bats a great deal.

1 Comment
2022/12/15
16:53 UTC

392

Over 300 species of fruit depend on bats for pollination.

3 Comments
2022/10/29
14:35 UTC

19

Bat but what species?

3 Comments
2022/10/27
15:48 UTC

355

Bats have very large pups. The pups can be between 20-40% of their mother’s body weight, depending on the species.

5 Comments
2022/10/27
14:47 UTC

200

Many bat species have a nose leaf. These structures help to focus echolocation calls.

3 Comments
2022/10/25
15:00 UTC

400

Bats are too small and their hearts are too powerful for blood to pool in their heads while hanging upside down.

7 Comments
2022/10/22
21:39 UTC

213

Bats hate the moon.

3 Comments
2022/09/29
04:22 UTC

410

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.

3 Comments
2022/09/01
01:28 UTC

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