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