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Did you know that...?

· Bats are the only mammal that can actually fly.

· Some bats can fly up to forth miles an hour.

· There are more then nine hundred types of bats.

· Some bats have a wing span up to six feet.

· Bats benefit people in several ways.

· Some feed on harmful insects while others pollinate flowers as they fly from flower to flower.

· Seeds dropped by fruit bats may sprout into plants.

· Other bats eat fruit, fish and even bats!

· During the winter some bats migrate to warmer climates, while others hibernate for months.

· When a bat hibernates its body temperature drops, its heartbeat and breathing slows too.

· Like the bear, a hibernating bat lives off the fat of its body.

· Bats do not build nests.

· In winter, when insects are scarce, bats hibernate in cool parts of buildings, caves and hollow trees.

· They get into these places by creeping into cracks and crannies as small as one quarter of an inch.

· Bats rarely live in belfries.

· They prefer somewhere quiet, not drafty and free from cobwebs.

· Bats hang upside down from their feet.

· Bats can live for up to 30 years.