Bats for Kids | Learn cool facts about bats

Did you know that bats are the only mammals that fly? It's true! Many people mistake bats for birds for this very reason. Believe it or not, bats are more closely related to humans than they are to birds. They don't have feathers; instead, they have fur in various colors. They have fingers and thumbs just as we do!

There are over a thousand bat species. Some of them are very small, but some are so large that their wing spans are 5 feet wide! Their wings are pretty unique. They are made of a thin skin-like material that connects all their fingers and thumb to their feet. And despite what people think, bats have excellent eyesight and hearing.

Some bats eat other animals, like small birds, reptiles, mice, or even other bats. But most bats just stick to an insect diet. In fact, small bats about the size of an adult thumb can eat 4-8 grams of insects every night. That may not seem like much, but even if only a million bats ate that many insects, it equates to a thousand metric tons every single night!

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