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Whatis the scientific ORDER that bats belong to?
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Chiroptera (ki-RAHP-ter-uh)
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What is the system of navigation in which sounds sent out by bats come back as echoes that are interpreted to supply information about food, location, etc.?
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Echolocation
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What are the dropping of bats that is used for fertilizer called?
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Guano
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What do bats do during the winter months when it is called and their bodily functions slow down?
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Hibernate
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What is the sub-order of LARGE bats called?
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Megachiroptera
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What is the sub-order of SMALL bats called?
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Microchiroptera
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What are the glands called in mamals that produce milk?
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Mammary Glands
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What is an animal called when it is active primarily at NIGHT?
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Nocturnal
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What are the flaps and folds of skin and tissue around the noses of bats called?
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Nose Leaves
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What are the caves called where female bats go to bear and raise their young called?
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Nursery Caves
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What is the normal position of the bat when it is not flying?
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Head down
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What does a bat hang by when it is head down?
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Its toes
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What is the first thing a bat does after it is born?
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Nurses from its mother
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How does a mother bat recognize her baby?
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By sound--and then by licking and smelling it
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Name one thing we treasure bats for.
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1. Seed dispersers
2. Pollinators 3. Insect eaters |
