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the Mindoro stripe-faced fruit bat is only the second species in its genus and the 26th endemic bat species from the Philippines to be described.

the bat star has five to nine arms which resemble the wings of a bat.

the Azores Noctule (pictured) is the only species of bat that primarily hunts during the day.

the Wrinkle-faced Bat is able to bite 20% harder than other bats of a similar size allowing it to eat a wider range of fruits.

the former Ouvrage Vélosnes of the Maginot Line, a French fortification constructed in the 1930s, is now a protected habitat for bats.

the term "echolocation" was coined in 1944 by Donald Griffin, whose work with Robert Galambos was the first to conclusively demonstrate its existence in bats as a tool for navigation.

the native mammal fauna of Puerto Rico consists exclusively of bats.

the Classic Period Maya site of El Zotz, in Guatemala, takes its name from the enormous quantity of bats that live in a cave under the ruins.

the Brunel-designed Wharncliffe Viaduct of 1836 (pictured), on the GWR main line in London, is home to a protected colony of bats.

Lucas Murray, who was born blind, is one of the first British people to learn to visualise his surroundings using a technique similar to bats and dolphins, called echolocation.

bats comprise about 20% of all mammal species found in the Central Oregon Coast Range (pictured).

Nikita Balieff, a vaudeville performer, writer, impresario, and director, named his theater "Chauve-Souris" (bat) after a bat flew up out of the basement door and landed on his hat.

white nose syndrome has caused a mortality rate of over 90% of bats in some caves.

of the three breeding roosts in England for the rare Barbastelle bat, the only indoor roost is found in Norfolk's historic Paston Great Barn.

filamentous fungi of genus Geomyces have been implicated in White-nose syndrome, a fungal disease causing high mortality in bats.

9 of Indiana's 12 native bat species have been observed in the National Natural Landmark Wyandotte Caves.

Understanding Bats: A Quiz on Their Biology and Significance

1 When the bush-rat’s wife returned that night to find her ________ dead, she wept and ran to the chief of the land's house telling him about what happened and what she was sure what the bat had done.

2 [47] The disease is named after a white ________ found growing on the muzzles, ears, and wings of some afflicted bats, but it is not known if the fungus is the primary cause of the disease or is merely an opportunistic infection.

3 It also had longer hind legs and shorter forearms, similar to climbing mammals that hang under branches such as sloths and ________.

4 What class does Bat belong to?

5 The coats of arms of certain cities in eastern ________, like Valencia, Palma de Mallorca and Fraga have the bat over the shield.

6 What kind of animal is a Bat?

7 However, of the few cases of rabies reported in the ________ every year not caused by dogs, most are caused by bat bites.

8 What phylum does Bat belong to?

9 Where rabies is not endemic, as throughout most of ________, small bats can be considered harmless.

10 Megabats eat fruit, nectar or pollen while most microbats eat insects; others may feed on the ________ of animals, small mammals, fish, fruit, pollen or nectar.

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