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Bats vs. Birds
Bat Anatomy
Bat Facts
Bat Senses
Fruit Bats and Vampire Bats
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Is a bat a bird or a mammal?
Mammal
100
What body part do bats fly with?
Wings
100
Name two places where bats live.
Forests, caves, attics, cities, underneath bridges, jungles
100
What senses do bats use to find their pups?
Smell and Hearing
100
Which bat eats flowers and fruit? Which bat feeds on the blood of animals?
Fruit bats eat flowers and fruit. Vampire bats feed on the blood of animals.
200
Do bats have fur or feathers?
Fur
200
What body part do bats use to hang upside down with?
Feet
200
Which continent do bats NOT live in and why?
Antarctica because it is too cold for bats to live there.
200
Do microbats see in black-and-white or in color?
Black-and-White
200
Which bat is a microbat and has a wingspan of 8 inches? Which bat is a megabat and has a wingspan of 3 feet?
Vampire bats are microbats. Fruitbats are megabats.
300
Are bats born alive or do they hatch from eggs?
They are born alive.
300
What small mammal does a bat's body look like?
Mouse
300
If a bat is an insectivore, what does it mostly eat?
Insects
300
Do megabats see in black-and-white or color?
Color
300

Which bat uses echolocation to find food? Which bat uses eyesight to find food?

Microbats (Vampire) bats use echolocation to find food. Fruit bats use eyesight to find food.

400
Do bats rest sitting up or do they hang upside down?
Hang upside down.
400
What body parts do both bats and people have?
Thumbs and Fingers
400

If a bat is a carnivore, what does it mostly eat?

Other animals, Insects (meat)

400
How do bats find their prey?
By using echolocation
400

Where do megabats live?

In the jungles of Africa and Asia, in the Tropics, Trees

500
What time of day do bats sleep? What is that word called?
They sleep during the day and are awake at night. They are nocturnal.
500
Why are bats' ears so large?
So they can hear things very far away
500
If a bat is a frugivore, what does it mostly eat?
Fruit
500
What is echolocation?
The time it takes for the sound to travel from the bat, to the insect, and back to the bat.
500

Where do microbats live?

Everywhere, All Continents EXCEPT Antarctica