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Episode Synopsis
Have you ever wanted to know more about bats? In this episode, Dana Green, from the University of Regina in Canada, talks to us all about bats! She answers your questions about how big, how small, how tall, and how fast bats are, and so much more!! She tells us all about how cool bats are! So if you've ever been afraid of bats, Dana tells us all about how awesome and not-scary bats are. Hopefully she can help you face your fears and realize that bats are amazing creatures that can't hurt you. So grab your night-vision goggles and keep an eye out for bats!
Links to more info about different kinds of bats:
Large flying fox bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_flying_fox
Kitti’s hog-nosed bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitti's_hog-nosed_bat
Hoary bats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoary_bat
Indiana Bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_bat
Gray bats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_bat
Pallid bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallid_bat
Short-tailed bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystacinidae
Tent-making bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent-making_bat
White nose syndrome: https://www.nps.gov/articles/what-is-white-nose-syndrome.htm#:~:text=White%2Dnose%20syndrome%20(WNS),likely%20exotic%2C%20introduced%20from%20Europe.
Snakes hang to get bats: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/10/kantemo-bat-cave-hanging-serpents-snakes-yucatan-mexico-video/
Flying lemur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_flying_lemur
Silver-haired bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver-haired_bat
Wrinkle-faced bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrinkle-faced_bat
Links to more info about different kinds of bats:
Large flying fox bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_flying_fox
Kitti’s hog-nosed bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitti's_hog-nosed_bat
Hoary bats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoary_bat
Indiana Bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_bat
Gray bats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_bat
Pallid bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallid_bat
Short-tailed bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystacinidae
Tent-making bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent-making_bat
White nose syndrome: https://www.nps.gov/articles/what-is-white-nose-syndrome.htm#:~:text=White%2Dnose%20syndrome%20(WNS),likely%20exotic%2C%20introduced%20from%20Europe.
Snakes hang to get bats: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/10/kantemo-bat-cave-hanging-serpents-snakes-yucatan-mexico-video/
Flying lemur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_flying_lemur
Silver-haired bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver-haired_bat
Wrinkle-faced bat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrinkle-faced_bat
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