Bats In The Desert Southwest - 0 views
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Bats are often thought of as flying mice,but they are more closely related to primates, including humans, than they are to mice.
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Fewer people have died from bat rabies during the past 40 years than have died from dog bites or bee stings in a single year.
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Although the bat is not blind, its eyes are best adapted to seeing in the dark, and see in only black-and-white.
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Bats are very shy creatures and like most wild animals, avoid contact with humans while going about their business of eating, reproducing and avoiding predators.
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When a bat returns to its roost for its upside-down sleep, it will spend as much as 30 minutes cleaning itself before settling down to sleep.
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Bat droppings (guano) support entire ecosystems of unique organisms, including bacteria useful in detoxifying wastes, improving detergents and producing gasohol and antibiotics.