Find out some of the interesting facts about unknown bats
People use bats as a prop on
Halloween and try to dress up like that because to people they sound and look
scary, spooky and whenever there are bats people automatically assume there is
something haunted but the thing is bats are important for our daily lives and
the contribution they have in our daily lives that we aren’t aware so look for
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because bats help in the pollination of the seed of our favorite fruits also
eats one of the annoying insects plus they are also known as the night heroes
and the role they have for the environment.
Bats also have predators but the disease is one of the main ones
There are many predators like
owl, snakes, and hawks that eat bats but the main and biggest threat to the
bats are the diseases one of the common diseases is the white-nose syndrome
from which millions of bats are dying this disease has the white fungus on the
wings and muzzle of the bats that are killing a lot of bats plus affects the
hibernating one so it is important to avoid the place where bats are
hibernating.
Another amazing fact about bats is without them you won’t have mangoes
or avocados
Around 200 species of fruits are
depending on the bats for the survival and spreading their seeds for the
pollination you might also want to know that bats also helps in the spreading
of cacao, figs, and nuts which is important in the chocolate making so if it
weren’t for the bats we won’t have chocolate also there are other fruits like
mangoes, avocados, and agave whose seeds are the responsibility of the bats to
pollinate because bats are usually attracted to such fruits and trees.
Another unknown fact is bats are the only mammals who can fly
You might be thinking squirrel
can too but the squirrel has a special ability to make huge jumps and is faster
and flexible when jumping so it looks like flying but the bats have true wings
like the flexible skin they have stretched and attached to the long finger bone
till the bottom making it easier for the bats also the joints moveable making
it easier for the bats to glide plus the wings make them faster as well because
the membrane around them is flexible and huge.
Bats usually have a shorter lifespan and the longest-living bat is
more than 40 years old
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