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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1995
Page
12
The Mini Page explores bat facts to help readers understand these flying mammals. Bats are mainly harmless helpers and the only flying mammals. They range from tiny to six feet wingspans and over two pounds in weight.
The article explains bat roosting habits with nursery and bachelor colonies. It notes large colonies in caves often numbering into millions, and that bats also inhabit hollow trees, spiderwebs, banana leaves, or abandoned mines. Experts collaborate with mine owners to install grates that exclude people while allowing bat movement.
Bats migrate to warmer areas in spring and fall and hibernate in winter with heart rates dropping from 400 to 25. They are not blind and many have strong eyesight and advanced sonar. Most are clean, rarely carry rabies, and should not be handled. They eat insects, some fish and fruit, and a few drink blood. Bats nurse and raise one pup a year, roost in caves, and use guano as fertilizer. They pollinate flowers and disperse seeds, supporting numerous crops like avocados figs bananas peaches. Over half of American bat species are endangered or threatened due to fear, ignorance, habitat destruction, and hunting in some regions.
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