More Facts

1. Bats make up nearly a quarter of all mammals on earth and live on all continents except Antarctica
2. Bats are the only mammal that can fly
3. The smallest mammal on Earth is a bat
4. Bats can survive for several months without feeding
5. Bats have lived on Earth for about 50 million years.
6. Today there are nearly 1,000 different speices of bats in the world
7. The female bats produce milk to feed their babies
8. A bat's wings are made of two thin layers of strong skin
9. The skin is stretched tightly and supported by long, bony fingers
10. Bats are not all the same size some are tiny, 5 inches or even 16 inches. These are just a few of the sizes of bats
11. Bats use a high pitch sound that humans can't hear to find their food. That is called "Echolocation"
12. Bats can eat from 1,600 to 2,000 bugs a night
13. Vampire bats will take in orphan bats and raise them till they can live on their own.
14. German word for bat is "fledermaus" which means flying mouse (bats are not flying mice)
15. Bats are born alive and have fur on their bodies except their wings
16. Bats can see in black and white, some can see in red and green to