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| − | A '''bat''' is a winged [[mammal]] that senses it surroundings via echolocation. Most bats are nocturnal and are the most active at night or twilight. There are around 1,100 species of bats in the world <ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.batworld.org/main/main.html }}</ref>, divided into insect-eating bats, fruit bats, and vampire bats. Although there is a common myth that bats feed on human blood, only 3 species actually eat blood, and none of them are harmful to humans <ref>http://www.batworld.org/myths_facts/myths_facts.html</ref>. Bat guano (droppings) makes great agricultural fertilizer, and bats can live more than 20 years <ref>http://www.users.bigpond.com/rdoolan/bats.html</ref>. | + | A '''bat''' is a winged [[mammal]] that senses it surroundings via echolocation. Most bats are nocturnal and are the most active at night or twilight. There are around 1,100 species of bats in the world <ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.batworld.org/main/main.html | title = Batworld}}</ref>, divided into insect-eating bats, fruit bats, and vampire bats. Although there is a common myth that bats feed on human blood, only 3 species actually eat blood, and none of them are harmful to humans <ref>http://www.batworld.org/myths_facts/myths_facts.html</ref>. Bat guano (droppings) makes great agricultural fertilizer, and bats can live more than 20 years <ref>http://www.users.bigpond.com/rdoolan/bats.html</ref>. |
| − | The bat is the only mammal that can fly | + | The bat is the only mammal that can fly. Bats are an abomination<ref>http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/lev11.html#13</ref> and must not be eaten, according to the Bible, and are known carriers of [[rabies]] {{fact}}, but are still, against the efforts of Christian missionaries, considered a delicacy in remote areas of Africa, in some islands of the South Pacific and the Asian Islands <ref>http://www.incrediblebats.com/tract/tract1.html</ref>. |
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Revision as of 17:06, October 5, 2007
A bat is a winged mammal that senses it surroundings via echolocation. Most bats are nocturnal and are the most active at night or twilight. There are around 1,100 species of bats in the world [1], divided into insect-eating bats, fruit bats, and vampire bats. Although there is a common myth that bats feed on human blood, only 3 species actually eat blood, and none of them are harmful to humans [2]. Bat guano (droppings) makes great agricultural fertilizer, and bats can live more than 20 years [3].
The bat is the only mammal that can fly. Bats are an abomination[4] and must not be eaten, according to the Bible, and are known carriers of rabies[Citation Needed], but are still, against the efforts of Christian missionaries, considered a delicacy in remote areas of Africa, in some islands of the South Pacific and the Asian Islands [5].