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BATS IN OUR BACKYARD!

Mammal Only flying mammal Small Nocturnal Live in caves Eat insects and fruit Live in caves wildirdarden.inc

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BATS IN OUR BACKYARD!

What is a bat?

Mammal Only flying mammal Small

Nocturnal Live in caves Eat insects and fruit Live in caves

wildirdarden.inc

http://www.flowstonenews.com

Myths and Rumors

Blind Vampires Fly into hair Dirty Carry rabies Mice

Meet the Stars!

Big Brown© Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org

Meet the Stars!

Little Brown© Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org

Meet the Stars!

Hoary© Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org

Meet the Stars!

Northern Myotis

© Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org

Meet the Stars!

Tri-colored© Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org

Meet the Stars!

Eastern Red© Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org

Meet the Stars!

Silver-Haired© Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org

Differences between Species

© Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org

Eastern red

Northern myotis

Silver-haired

HoaryBig brown

Tri-colored Little brown

Echolocation

http://commons.wikimedia.org

Bat Benefits

http://heylittlebat.blogspot.com

http://charles-harvey.co.uk

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com

http://www.brac360.ky

Pollination Pest Control

Seed Dispersal

Bat Cave Ecosystems