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Flying Mammals
Flying lemurs
A few mammals are very good gliders though they cannot actually fly. ...
Super gliders
Flying phalangers, such as the sugar glider, of Australia, and the ...
Winter warmth
To avoid the cold winter months, some bats migrate to warmer places. ...
Catching fish
The hare-lipped bat in tropical America is an expert fisherman. It ...
Bat homes
Bats feed at night and spend the day sleeping in caves or in tree ...
Bat ears
Bats have the best hearing of all land mammals. They have very ...
Nectar eaters
Jamaican flower bats and tube-nosed fruit bats eat nectar. They hover ...
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Vampires are the most dangerous bats as they spread diseases such as ...
Taking to the air
The Latin word for bats is 'chiroptera' which means 'hand-wings'. ...
Air-borne bats
Bats are the only mammals which can fly although some mammals can ...