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Bats - Introduction

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Bats - Introduction
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hearing, high-pitched, twilight, attack, upside, wound, sounds, return, dusk, noticeable, rely, blood, hardly, during, send, sharp

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Bats - Introduction

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¹     Bats are the only mammals that can fly! They are most active at night or during the twilight of dawn and dusk. When the sun comes up, bats return to their homes, hang themselves upside down with their clawed toes, and take a long nap!
 
²     When bats fly, they use their mouths or noses to send out high-pitched sounds. Then, bats rely on their hearing to pick up echoes of these sounds. This process is called echolocation (echo-location). Echolocation helps bats to find their way in the dark and spot prey like moths.
 
³     Surprisingly, not all bats feed on blood. Some bats eat insects, lizards, or other small animals. Some love fruit, nectar, or pollen. The vampire bat is one of the three types of bats that drink blood. When a vampire bat finds its sleeping victim, it uses its sharp teeth to cut out a piece of skin and licks the wound. Its victim does not wake up, because the bite is so small and hardly noticeable. Vampire bats usually attack cattle and horses, but not people.

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