Bats
Wat does nocturnal mean?
They are active at night
There are 2 kinds of bats: _____ eaters and ______ eaters
Fruit and animal
Give me 2 other terms for "megabats"
flying fox, old word bat, fruit bats, megachiropterans
Where do bats live
Usually in a cave, but also anywhere dark
What does hibernate mean?
Taking a long winter nap
What does "keystone species" mean?
Important to the survival of many other species
Bats help control the ______ population
Insect
Microbats usually eat ______
Megabats usually eat ______
Microbats have ______ teeth
Megabats have ______ teeth
Micro=animals, sharp
Mega=fruit, flat
When bats clench their toes, they are not using their ______
Muscle
What is hibernaculum?
Place an animal hibernates
Bat's wing made of stretchy thin skin
What is echolocation?
Bats use echoes to locate where everything is
What is Nectar?
Sweet juice that plants make in their flowers
Why do bats hang upside down?
Because it is the best position for take off
As hibernation continues, the ____ that the bat stored during the fall is slowly used up
Fat
What do you call a baby bat? And bats usually give birth to how many babies a year?
Pup and just 1 pup per year
How do bats use echolocation to catch their prey?
It picks up an echo and tries to locate where the prey is
What is pollen?
Powdery substance that flowers make for reproduction
Blood will rush to our heads
Baby bats need to learn how to fly quickly because...
They need to test out their echolocation
Myth about bats: that they carry ______ (a disease)
Rabies
Do you remember what the ship in the ocean use to "locate" something in the water? _______ system
Sonar system
What is pollination?
In order to make a new plant, the pollen from one flower must travel to another
Most megabats are _____ roosters
Tree
What is altricial and precocial?
Altricial=require care
Precocial=can do things by themselves immediately