THE WILD WORLD OF BATS: Why these creatures aren't really that creepy-and why they need our help.

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  • Author(s): Grunbaum, Mara
  • Source:
    Scholastic Math. Oct2021, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p16-19. 4p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      WHITE-nose syndrome; BATS; NEW York City history
    • Abstract:
      Unlime birds, which take off from the ground, most bat species are too heavy to make a jump start -- especially these flying foxes, which are the lingest bat species. instead, bats rest hanging upside down. GLO:2OL/01Oct21:19n1.jpg TABLE: 1 FRUIT BATS gl SPECIES WEIGHT(grams) WINGSPAN(centimeters)Eastern tube- nosed bat 46 40Egyptian fruit bat 140 57Golden-crowned flying fox 1,125 1,605Greater short- nosed fruit bat 42 42Hammer- headed bat 427 88Little red flying fox 375 90Straw-colored fruit bat 274 78MeanMedianMode GLO:2OL/01Oct21:19n2.jpg TABLE: 2 INSECT-EATING BATS gl SPECIES WEIGHT(grams) WINGSPAN(centimeters)Big-eared woolly bat 81 54Bumblebee bat 2 16California leaf- nosed bat 14 30Ghost bat 123 66Honduran white bat 6 10Mexican free- tailed bat 13 30Painted bat 5 24MeanMedianMode 3 Which tend to be larger: fruit bats or insect-eating bats?. [Extracted from the article]
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