1.
Bats are nature's insecticide.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
2.
Most bats will have just one baby a season.
Their babies are called pups.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
3.
Blood is the only food for vampire bats
These bats make a tiny cut in an animals skin and laps up the blood.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
4.
A few kinds of bats are meat eaters.
The feed on fish, frogs and mice
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
5.
There are fruit and nectar-eating bats.
They help with to pollinate bananas, figs and avocados
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
6.
Bats locate their prey by echolocation
This sound is too high for people to hear.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
7.
The smallest bat is called Kitti's hog-nosed bat
It has a wing span of 5 inches and only weighs one 14th of an ounce, or about 2 grams.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
8.
The Giant Flying Fox Bat has a wing span of over 5 feet
But it only weighs about 2 pounds.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
9.
There are over 1,000 speices of bats.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
10.
Bats live on every continent except Antiarctica
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
11.
Bats live together in 'roosts'
These roosts can be caves, barns, attics and tall trees.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
12.
When a bat lands it flips upside down and hangs.
It uses its claws to move back and fourth on branches.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
13.
Some bats can fly as high as 10,000 feet.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
14.
Bats can fly at about 15 miles an hour.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
15.
Membrane connects the wing bones to a bats body.
When flying, bats use the membrane of their wings to change speed and direction.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
16.
Bats have 4 fingers and a thumb
On the end of its thumb is a claw.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
17.
The prehistoric bat looked similar to modern bats.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
18.
Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
19.
Humans have portrayed bats as evil
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK - 1 comment
Comments:
Bats are shy and gentle animals.
Added 12 years ago by JanetK, 0 points
20.
All bats are nocturnal
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
Similar Top lists
| Category | Ranked | Added by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Amazing facts about Penguins | Science | 20 items | JanetK |
| Most Amazing Facts About Garter Snakes | Science | 20 items | JanetK |
| Most Amazing Facts About Cobras | Science | 18 items | JanetK |
| Most Important Facts about Alligators | Science | 22 items | JanetK |
| Most Amazing Facts about Porcupines | Science | 20 items | JanetK |
ShareRanks is about ranking things that are top, most, greatest, or even worst in all categories.
Use arrows to rank one item in versus another.
Use arrows to rank one item in versus another.
Top 10 Most Amazing Facts About Bats are especially marked