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= !!!!!Amazing Bats!!!!! =

It is unamaginable that bats have lived for over 50 million years some scientists think even longer?!?

As scientists learn about bats long ago they have figured out by bat fossils that bats have not changed much over the years. Bats have small eyes and big ears. Bats have 4 fingers and a thumb just like us. They are very special animals and not only are they mammals but they are the only mammals that can fly.

There are too many species to count so i will just tell you,there are about 1,100 types.

The bumblebee bat is known to be the smallest mammal in the world. The bumble bee bat has a pig shaped nose ,redish, brown look to it and is found in Sai Yok National Park in Thailand.It is also found in Myanmar. One of the smallest bats is the tiny bumblebee bat, it is as small as a jelly bean and is as light as a penny.If you ever get a glimpse of a bumblebee bat you are very lucky,there are only 200 in the wild.The real name of the bumblebee bat is kitty hog nose bat.the bumblebee bat is known to be the smallest mammal in the world.There are also bats that are called the flying fox bat. The flying fox bat has a fox like head and has the largest body of all size bats. The flying fox bat's name is really pteropus scapulatus.

Bats are expert hunter because they are nocturnal and can see at night, Bats can see just fine at day time too. While bats wait to hunt when it is night, during the day they sleep in caves, treetops where they sleep is called the roost bats also hang upside -down while sleeping. A bat rarelly kills it prey. Bats eat lizrads, birds, nector and some types like the vampire or the fruit bat eat fruit or of course blood. They also eat fish, frogs and small animals. Bats have razor sharp teeth.

Migration is an important part in life for a bat. After bats come back from migration or awake from hibernation, female bats start having bat babies called pups. Bats group from about 1 to 2 .Bat babies dont stay babies for long they grow up fast. Within a month some species of bat babies are grown up, flying and hunting for prey on there own. Bat babies drink milk from there mothers like all mammals do. They are born with strong legs and claws because while there mother is roosting to the cave when the mother is not there, but if the baby bat looses its grip and falls it will die. Bat pups are born without hair ,tiny, scrawny and pink. Bats are usually like people,they have 1 baby at a time but occasionally they will have twins.

Bats are found all over the who knows mabey one or hundreds or thousands are living in your house right now at this very second?!?