{"id":781,"date":"2016-11-25T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/natgeokids.com?p=781"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:00:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T09:00:37","slug":"meet-some-bonkers-bats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/ie\/discover\/animals\/general-animals\/meet-some-bonkers-bats\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Some Bonkers Bats!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We\u2019re batty about bats here at Nat Geo Kids! Did you know that there are roughly <strong>1,300 species of bat in the world<\/strong>? That\u2019s around a fifth of all mammals! Meet some of our favourites&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nStraw-coloured fruit bat<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5921 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-4.jpg\" alt=\"bat facts and pictures for kids\" width=\"585\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-4.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-4-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This mango-munching megabat from sub-Saharan Africa is known to gather in groups of millions and has a wingspan of up to a metre across!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nGrey long-eared bat<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5923 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-5.jpg\" alt=\"bat facts and pictures for kids\" width=\"585\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-5.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-5-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of Britain\u2019s rarest bats, this long-lugged beauty is found across the south of England. Roosting in the roofs of old buildings, plus caves, mines and cellars, it\u2019s believed there are now only 1,000 remaining.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nThomas&#8217;s house bat<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5925 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures.jpg\" alt=\"bat facts and pictures for kids\" width=\"585\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What could be more ghostly than a see-through bat? With its incredible transparent wings and a white belly stripe, this insect-eating bat from west and eastern Africa is very unusual &#8211; and a bit of a mystery.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nTube-nosed fruit bat<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-ictures-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5913 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-ictures-3.jpg\" alt=\"bat facts and pictures for kids\" width=\"510\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-ictures-3.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-ictures-3-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This peculiar chap is found on some remote islands of indonesia, in Australia and in Papua New Guinea. Discovered in 1984, its long nasal tubes stretch and vibrate when the bat makes its high whistling call.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nHonduran white tent bat<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5915 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-2.jpg\" alt=\"bat facts and pictures for kids\" width=\"570\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-2.jpg 570w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-2-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just 4cm long, this weeny white mammal from Central America roots underneath large waxy leaves of rainforest plants. It nibbles the leaves so they fold down, creating a tent. Cute and clever!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nGreater bulldog bat<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5914 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-1.jpg\" alt=\"bat facts and pictures for kids\" width=\"580\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bat-facts-and-pictures-1-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This strong mammal from Central and South America chomps on fish, crabs and scorpions. It scoops fish from the surface of the water with its feet, using <strong>echolocation*<\/strong> to detect their ripples on the surface.<\/p>\n<p>To discover more about bats, and to find out how <em>you<\/em> can help these fascinating creatures, fly over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bats.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollows noopener noreferrer\">bats.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>*Bats send out waves of sound from their mouths or noses, which bounce off their surroundings right back to their ears. By listening to the echoes bats can build up a picture of exactly what&#8217;s around them &#8211; including juicy insects!<\/h5>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Thomas\u2019s house bats \u00a9 Dr. Emma Stone; Greater bulldog and&nbsp;tube-nosed fruit bats: Nature Picture Library; All other images \u00a9 Getty Images UK.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re batty about bats here at Nat Geo Kids! Did you know that there are roughly 1,300 species of bat in the world? 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