nPostednon August 29, 2015
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nLikenBat Appreciation Day,nInternational Bat Nights celebrates the many, varied species of bats. This year, IBNs are August 29 to August 30 (the last full weekend in August).
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I’mnsure you know that bats are the only mammals capable of true flight.nYou might also know that bats range in size from tiny – thenbumblebee bat is only a bit larger than an inch long (3 cm) and 0.07nounces (2 g) – to surprisingly large – flying foxes (which are ofncourse bats, not foxes!) have wingspans up to 6 feet (1.8 m)!
I’mnsure you know that bats are the only mammals capable of true flight.nYou might also know that bats range in size from tiny – thenbumblebee bat is only a bit larger than an inch long (3 cm) and 0.07nounces (2 g) – to surprisingly large – flying foxes (which are ofncourse bats, not foxes!) have wingspans up to 6 feet (1.8 m)!n
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nBatsnlive all over the world, including in rain forests, mountains,nfarmland, temperate forests, and even cities – but they don’t livenin polar areas. (Oh, and a some islands are bat-less.)
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nMostnbats prefer warm areas, but those who live in areas with cold wintersneither migrate or hibernate.
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| Bat guano |
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nInreally like to go on cave tours, and many caves are places where batsnlike to hang out either during the day or during cold weather.nBecause of this, many cave tours include pointing out piles of guanon(bat poop)!
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nAt Carlsbad Caverns, NM, summertime visitors can watchnmillions of Mexican free tailed bats head out of the cave everynevening!
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nAt Kartchner Caverns, AZ, rangers close half of the toursneach summer so that the one to two thousand common cave bats who usenthe “Big Room” section of the caves as a nursery will not bendisturbed. The Big Room is only open to people during the time thenbats don’t use the cave!
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| Bats in a cave |
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nTonfind out more about bats, check out this videonor some of the bat stuff over at KidZone.
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nBuildna bat house to help bats living in your area! Here’s how.
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nDidnyou know…?
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- Althoughndifferent bat species eat different things – from fruit to pollennto insects to blood – most North American bats eat insects. That’snone reason people want to help bats survive, and many people buildnand erect bat houses. Even small bats can eat from 2,000 to 6,000ninsects EVERY NIGHT! A single little brown bat can eat 1,000nmosquitoes in just one hour! And colonies of bats commonly eatsnhundreds of TONS of insects every night.
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- Manynagricultural products such as fruits (bananas and mangoes, fornexample) and nuts (cashews and almonds, for example) rely on bats fornpollination and seed dispersal.
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- Batsnare the largest group of mammals in the world. About one fourth ofnall species of mammals are bats!
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nAlsonon this date:
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More Herbs, Less Salt Dayn
More Herbs, Less Salt Dayn
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nSlovakia’snNational Uprising Day
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nAccordingnto Hoyle Day
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nNutnSpas in Russia
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nAnniversarynof a phone call from space to ocean depths
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nPlannahead:
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Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
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