All About All About BatsBats

Mrs. Oberholtz’s First Grade Class Mrs. Oberholtz’s First Grade Class Grapeland Elementary Grapeland Elementary

2005-20062005-2006

Are bats mammals or birds?

• Bats are not birds!• Bats are mammals• Bats are warm blooded• Bats don’t have

feathers• Bats have furry bodies• Bats don’t lay eggs

Where do bats live?

• Caves• Trees• Barns• Attics• Under Bridges

How do bats fly in the dark?

• Bats use echolocation• Bats make high

beeping sounds as they fly

• These sounds bounce off things like insects and fruit

• Bats then follow the sounds

What do bats eat?

• Mostly insects• Fruit• Frogs• Small rodents

When do bats sleep?

• Bats sleep during the day

• They sleep hanging upside down

Do bats migrate?

• Bats fly to warmer places when it starts to get cold

Do bats hibernate?

• Bats hibernate in the winter

• Bats eat lots of food• Bats can’t hunt for

insects or fruit in the winter

Are bats dangerous?

• Bats are only dangerous if sick or hurt

• Bats are shy and gentle

• Bats like to be left alone

How are bats helpful to our world?

• Bats eat millions of insects every night

• These insects eat our crops

• Bats spread pollen from plant to plant

• Bats carry plant seeds from place to place

Fun Facts

• Bats are the only mammal that can fly

• Bats are nocturnal • There are over 900

species of bats• The vampire bat is

the only bat that drinks blood

Were you Listening?

• Are bats mammals?• Are bats more active

during the day or during the night?

• Do bats hang upside-down when they sleep?

• Do some bats eat insects?

• What bat drinks blood?• Do some bats eat fruit?

I Got This From• California Department of Education• http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/sci-stnd.pdf• Content Standards for 1st grade• Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine• www.vet.cornell.edu/ OGE/fieldsofstudy.htm• White Winged Vampire Bats• Enchanted Forest• www.the-tree.org.uk/ EnchantedForest/Bats/bats.htm• Really Big Eared Bat • Ace Clipart• www.ace-clipart.com/ animal-clipart-02.html• Bat on the Moon • Westport• ces.westport.k12.ct.us/ ces/visitour.htm• Crayon Bat on Moon

I Also Got This From• Janet Davis• www.janetdavis.net/ janets_page/clipart.html• Big Moon Bat • Bat Echotaping• tecfa.unige.ch/perso/ staf/nova/blog/2005/03/• showing echolocation of bats• Connected.telegraph• www.telegraph.co.uk/.../ 2005/04/06/bat.jpg• picture of vampire bat• Venezuela site• research.amnh.org/ users/davalos/vampires.jpg• vampire bats in a cave• users.telenet.be/ HappyHalloween/Knutsels.html• clipart on bats• Micosoft explorer• http://www.moorhen.demon.co.uk/bats1.htm