Bat Food
What do most bats eat?
Insects or bugs
What is the name for a bat's long, sharp teeth?
Fangs
How do bats move?
Bats can fly, crawl, and walk.
Bats begin their day at dusk. When is dusk?
Dusk is when it begins to get dark (around dinnertime).
Name one way bats and birds are the same and one way they are different.
Examples:
Bats and birds both fly, have wings, eat bugs.
Bats have fur and birds have feathers. Bats are nocturnal and birds are awake in the daytime.
What do vampire bats drink?
blood
Describe a bat's wings in two words.
Examples: thin, wide, bony, etc.
Bats migrate in different seasons. What does migrate mean?
Migrate means to move to a different region or habitat.
Vampire bats wait until its prey are asleep before they suck their blood. What is a prey?
What are some places a bat likes to live?
A cave, tree, apartment attic.
Many bats like fruit. Name 5 fruits.
Examples are apples, oranges, bananas, etc.
Describe a bat's ears using two words.
Examples: large, furry, triangular shaped
Why do bats migrate in different seasons?
Bats migrate because it may be too cold or hot, or because they need to find food.
Bats live in tropical regions. What kind of weather is in a tropical region.
Hot.
Bats live in almost all parts of the world. Where would you NOT find a bat?
Antarctica or the Arctic.
Vampire bats often get their blood from livestock. What is livestock?
Animals raised on a farm
What do bats use to hang on trees and climb?
Their claws.
How do bats roost?
Bats roost upside down.
Vampire bats have an appetite for blood. What is an appetite?
Hunger.
What is on a bats body - feathers or fur?
Fur
How do bats find insects in the dark?
Echolocation
Describe a bat's body using three words.
Examples: furry, small, light
Bats are more agile than birds. What does agile mean?
Moving quickly and easily in different directions.
Sometimes thousands of bats can live in a colony. What is a colony?
A group of people or animals who live together.
Bats are mammals because they have fur and give birth to live babies. Name another mammal.
Examples: cows, dogs, cats, etc.