Bat Facts
Some Amazing Bat Facts
Some bat facts are common knowledge, such as the fact that they fly and hunt by use of echolocation by the dark of night, and that they are quite small. Other bat facts are really quite surprising, and a closer look into their world may help you to recognize them as the important and beneficial animals that they are. For starters, we will talk about the fact that bats do not attack people. Here in North America, we are privy to some of the most amiable and tiny bats in the world, and they are all here to not attack humans. The dreaded stories of bats being tangled in hair are possible, but very rare. If this has happened to you or someone you know, it probably had much more to do with the bugs who were hovering around than with human presence. Long hair can catch in the breeze during a bats well calculated flight toward mosquitoes and gnats, making it possible for him to become entangled, and very frightened. He can not, and would not, harm you. Please pass it on.
The following bat facts may put to rest the entire “filthy rat with wings” theory once and for all. The bat, whose scientific name is Chiroptera, is in the family of Archonta. This family is also the home of both the primates and the lemurs of the world. Not only do these clear bat facts excuse the bat from the rodent family altogether, but it brings us to really take a close look at his face. Most of the bats in the world, and all of the bats in North America, have absolutely adorable, deer-like faces. The eyes, which can see very well and in color, are perfectly placed and a little bit nervous at times. Almost like those of a spider monkey. Bat facts regarding vampire bats may surprise you as well. Of the 1,100 species of bats in the world, only 3 of them are actual vampire bats. Of these three, none are responsible for attacks on humans ever in the history of the world.
Bat facts involving dietary habits are also of great benefit to both humans and the rest of the planet. These little guys eat bugs, fruit, nectar, and pollen. Bats are responsible for over 70% of all pollination within the rain forests. Bats are also responsible for eating over 3 billion tons of insects per year. If you have bats in your yard, you are a very lucky person indeed. Bat facts regarding the spread of rabies are conclusive, and show that less than .5% of all bats have contracted the disease from another animal. Therefore, you are 150 times more likely to get sick from a domesticated animal as opposed to a bat.