Question | Answer |
Bats are _______ of all night flying insects | predators |
Between 60 and 70% of all bats are ___________ | insectivores |
A single brown bat can eat up to 1,000 ______ in one hour. | mosquitoes |
Bats are the only form of mammal to have attained _________ _________ | powered flight |
________ is an infectious viral disease that affects the nervous system of humans and other mammals | rabies |
Bats use ________ to communicate | echolocation |
The Old World fruit bat is known as a _______, because it is quite large | megabat |
Bats distribute different ______, which are vital to a rain forest surviving | seeds |
Bats are sometimes mistaken as _________. | Birds |
Bats hang _________ _______ when they are sleeping. | upside down |
Bats are __________ because they sleep at night | nocturnal |
Some types of bats are ______________ like the big-eared bat. | endangered |
Bats can lose their ______ to clear cutting in forests in which they live. | habitat |
You can help conserve bat habitats by making your own _______ _______. | bat house |
One common myth is that bats are _______. | blind |
Another myth is that bats get caught in your ____ when swooping down to feed. | hair |
The scientific name for bats is _______ meaning "hand-wing". | Chiroptera |
The largest bat is known to have a ____ _____ wing span. | six foot |
The smallest bat is known to weigh less than a __________. | penny |
There are almost 1000 species of bats all over the world and only three are known as ______ ____. | vampire bats |
Most bats have only one ________ each year. | pup |
Not only can bats eat insects, but they can scoop up ______ in ponds and lakes. | fish |
In bat wings, they have delicate _______ stretched across their arms and feet. | membranes |
___________ are much smaller, and the live all over the world. | microbats |
Some bats ______, which means they sleep during the winter. | hibernate |