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Bats.
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Hi friends!
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Today we are going to learn all about bats.
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And if you want to read along with us, check out learnbright.org to find this lesson plan.
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What are bats?
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The only mammals that fly are bats, which is why some people mistake them for birds when they are in the sky.
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But bats are more closely related to you than they are to a bird.
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Plus, bats don't have feathers.
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Instead, they have fur in various colors, such as gray, tan, brown, or black.
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While bats live worldwide.
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Most of them live in the tropics.
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And most of them like to rest in dark places like caves, hollow trees, or even in attics.
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But a few like to rest on rocks or trees.
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There are over 1,300 species or types of bats.
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Depending on the species, when their wings are spread open, they can measure from 6 inches to 5 feet across.
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That's probably taller than you!
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Their wings, which are their hands, are made of thin layers of bare skin, which join their long fingers together.
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Bat wings stretch from the end of their long hands down to their legs.
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They also have huge ears that point forward.
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Large groups of bats are called a collective, cauldron, or colony, when they are swarming.
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Bats prefer to live in groups and hang upside down by their feet while sleeping.
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Scientists think sleeping upside down helps them escape predators because they can quickly drop into flight.
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In addition, they are nocturnal and prefer to sleep during the day and hunt for food at night.
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What do bats eat?
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If you are a night flying insect, watch out for bats.
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Some bats eat mice, reptiles, birds, and other smaller bats.
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But most bats eat nothing but insects.
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Small bats, the size of an adult thumb, can eat about 4 to 8 grams, that's about 2 grapes, of insects each night.
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You might be thinking that's not a lot.
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And when you take one million bats that eat insects every night, that's a lot of insects.
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It's actually about a thousand metric tons.
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Other bats eat small animals, like birds, frogs, mice, or fish.
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Many bats prefer to eat fruit, nectar, and pollen from flowers.
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But the vampire bat of South and Central America feeds on the blood of large birds and mammals.
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Other interesting facts.
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While they are flying, bats send out a cry from their mouths or noses that is so high-pitched people cannot hear it.
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The sound helps them figure out the distance they are from particular objects and the size of the object.
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The sound of the cry bounces off of objects and echoes back to the bat.
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Using the sound waves, they can create a picture of exactly what's around them.
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This is called echolocation.
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Echolocation enables bats to avoid flying into objects in their path and to locate insects to eat.
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When they find an insect, they trap it with their wings or tail and then reach over to put it in their mouth.
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Unfortunately, chasing and eating insects using echolocation often makes their flight pattern look erratic or uneven rather than smooth like birds.
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The saying, blind as a bat,
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is inaccurate because bats have excellent eyesight and extraordinary hearing.
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The bat is so unique that some ancient civilizations worshipped them.
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For example, the Aztecs had many different gods, and their god of the dead was called Mclantacutli,
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and he had a scrunched bat-like face with clawed hands and feet.
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Why are bats important to the environment?
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Just like bees and butterflies, Bats are pollinators as they fly from plant to plant in search of food.
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Hundreds of plants, like bananas, mangoes, and avocados, rely on bats to pollinate them.
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Bats also help spread seeds for nuts, figs, and cacao, the main ingredient in chocolate.
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Without bats, we might not have delicious chocolate desserts.
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They also play an extremely important, or essential, role in pest control.
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By eating literally tons of insects a night, they help stop crop damage and decrease pesticide use.
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But sadly, bats are declining across the globe.
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People kill bats when they don't have to, because they don't understand their importance to the ecosystem.
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And because of human progress and activity, bats are losing many of their caves for shelter, causing habitat loss.
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And since 2006, 5 million bats have died have died from White Nose Syndrome disease.
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But with knowledge and protection, we can help the numbers of bats soar again.
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We have just learned some pretty bat-tastic facts.
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Let's review.
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Why is the bat population shrinking?
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Where did you find that information?
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The bat population is shrinking because people kill bats when they don't have to, and because of human progress and activity.
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Why do scientists think that bats sleep upside down?
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Scientists think sleeping upside down helps them escape predators because they can quickly drop into flight.
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True or false?
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Bats are nocturnal.
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True!
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Bats are nocturnal.
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Fantastic work, friends!
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Remember, if you liked this lesson, check out even more on our website, learnbright.org.
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And have a bat-tastic day!
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Hope you had fun learning with us.
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