The BIG Brown Bats

Rebecca

About the Author» I am ten years

old. I have short,brown hair. Myfavorite color isRed. My favoriteAnimal is a dog.I like to readand write stories.I like guinea pigswhen they arebabies becausethey are verycute. I amwriting aboutthis animalbecause Ithought it wascute.

Who am I?

» The Big Brown batis relatively largein size, from about4-5 inches inlength andweighing 1 and ahalf to 5 and aneighth ounce. Thefur is long, andshiny brown. Thewing membranes,ears, feet, and faceare dark brown toblackish in color.

The Early years

» The young batsare averaged twoa litter, are bornin late May orearly June. Whenthe young arebetween three andfor weeks of age,they begin to leavethe roost for theirfirst flights.

Habitat sweet Habitat

» Some of the batshabitats arehollow trees,beneath tree barkor in the crevicesof rocs, attics,barns, oldbuildings, undereaves and behindwindow shutters.

What’s on the menu?

» Big brown bats eatenormousamounts ofdestructive insectsincludingmosquitoes. Theyeat many kinds ofnight flyinganimals, such asbeetles and wasps.

» Making tracks» Their feet are claw like. It also flies.

It’s feet are brown.

Simply Irresistible!

» Bats are ouronly true flyingmammals. Theyare also on ofthe mostnumerous , secondonly to rodents.

Where in the world?

» Big brown bats are one of the most widelydistributed of America’s bats,rangingfrom Canada to northern South Americaand the Caribbean Islands.

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