Flying Foxes and Other Bats (World Book's Animals of the World)
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- Synopsis
- From the book: * Some scientists think that flying foxes and other fruit bats are more closely related to primates (such mammals as humans and apes) than they are to other bats. * Bats groom themselves as cats do. Bats frequently wash their faces and then fluff up their fur. * A newborn bat may weigh nearly half as much as its mother. * Rousette fruit bats echolocate differently than do most bats. Instead of making high pitched squeaks and clicks in their voice boxes, they click and clack with their tongues. *According to the fossil record, bats have looked almost the same for the past 50 million years. * Scientists have proved that bats have been roosting in Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico for 17,000 years.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 66 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780716612629
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 04/12/08
- Copyrighted By:
- World Book, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals
- Submitted By:
- Shelley L. Rhodes
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.