BATS

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BATS

• By April Ferguson

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Appearance

• Bats are small.
• Their bodies are mouselike.
• Their faces are wrinkled.
• Their claws are gasping, ears pointed like horns.
• Long tails.

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How to Build a bat house

• A bat house designed by Bat Conservation
  International combines relative ease of
  construction with the varied crevice sizes most
  often used by American bats and temperature
  buffering features. Western red cedar is
  recommended for its ability to withstand outdoor
  exposure,though many other woods are suitable.
  Six feet of 1x12-inch board and 10 feet of
  1x10-inch board are sufficient for construction

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Use rough lumber and turn the rough sides of the
roof, front, back, and sides inward. The rough
side of the ceiling should face down. Cut
1/16-inch horizontal grooves at 1/2 inch
intervals on the smooth sides of all partitions
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Beneficial Bats

• Fruit feeding bats play a vital role in re-growth
  of rain forests.
• Fruit-eating bats spread seed as they fly and
  digest their food.

• World-wide there are 1,000 species.
• 70 of all bats feed on insects,including
  agricultural pests.
• A single bat can eat up to 3,000 insects in one
  night

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Bats are Unique

• Bats are the only flying mammal.
• Scientists have classified them into a unique
  order all their own called Chiroptera which
  means hard wing.
• Bats literally fly with their hands.
• Bats are not blind.
• They have ultrasonic capabilities which help them
  navigate in darkness.

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Threats To Survival

• Bats are disappearing at an alarming rate.
• Disturbance of roosting sights due to development
  and vandalism are the greatest threats to the
  worlds bats.
• Much of this is due to the ignorance and
  misunderstanding.