Bats
Bats, the blind and bloodthirsty monsters that live o ff of the blood of its prey are a very essential part in today's ecological system. Bats are found all around the world and although Hollywood and human folklore have portrayed these furry mammals as bloodthirsty monsters, of the 1200 di ff erent species only three are bloodsucking. Most bats on the other hand focus their diets on insects, fruits, and small animals i.e. frogs and lizards. Insectivores bats, who as the name indicates eats mostly insects, con
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tributes a great deal to natural insect pest control. They do this by eating millions of in
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sects per year, thus helping control the population of insects worldwide. Without bats a variety of insects would overpopulate, including those mosquitoes that carry …show more content…
This allows for plants to reproduce and form seeds and fruits including bananas and mangos. Therefore these and other popular fruits and seeds can be greatly impacted by a decrease or an extinction in the bat population and allow the decline of said fruits in our marketplace. Furthermore, a recent study proposes that a certain anticoagulant glycoprotein isolated from bats in
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hibits the immediate activation of blood coagulant factors in the blood and is likely to be important in the development of new medications to combat heart disease and strokes. Abstract 1
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References
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Bardro ff , J. (2014, December 16). Humans Would not Exist Without These 5 Animals.
Retrieved September 11, 2017, from http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandna - ture/animals-that-help-us-to-survive/ •
Miller, D. E. (1998). Bats, Vampires & Dracula. Retrieved September 11, 2017, from http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~emiller/bats_vamp_drac.html •
What would happen if bats went extinct? (2016, June 29). Retrieved September 11,
2017, from
http://www.biodiverseperspectives.com/2016/06/29/what-would-happen-
Bats, the blind and bloodthirsty monsters that live o ff of the blood of its prey are a very essential part in today's ecological system. Bats are found all around the world and although Hollywood and human folklore have portrayed these furry mammals as bloodthirsty monsters, of the 1200 di ff erent species only three are bloodsucking. Most bats on the other hand focus their diets on insects, fruits, and small animals i.e. frogs and lizards. Insectivores bats, who as the name indicates eats mostly insects, con
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tributes a great deal to natural insect pest control. They do this by eating millions of in
-
sects per year, thus helping control the population of insects worldwide. Without bats a variety of insects would overpopulate, including those mosquitoes that carry …show more content…
This allows for plants to reproduce and form seeds and fruits including bananas and mangos. Therefore these and other popular fruits and seeds can be greatly impacted by a decrease or an extinction in the bat population and allow the decline of said fruits in our marketplace. Furthermore, a recent study proposes that a certain anticoagulant glycoprotein isolated from bats in
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hibits the immediate activation of blood coagulant factors in the blood and is likely to be important in the development of new medications to combat heart disease and strokes. Abstract 1
Santos
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2
References
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Bardro ff , J. (2014, December 16). Humans Would not Exist Without These 5 Animals.
Retrieved September 11, 2017, from http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandna - ture/animals-that-help-us-to-survive/ •
Miller, D. E. (1998). Bats, Vampires & Dracula. Retrieved September 11, 2017, from http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~emiller/bats_vamp_drac.html •
What would happen if bats went extinct? (2016, June 29). Retrieved September 11,
2017, from
http://www.biodiverseperspectives.com/2016/06/29/what-would-happen-