bats facts

Bats: 

1. Bats can live more than 30 years & can fly at speeds of up to 60 mph.
2. Bats can find their food in total darkness. they locate insects by emitting inaudible high-pitched sounds 10-20 beeps per second & interning to echoes.
3. many bats eat insects , bats can eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes in an hour & often consume their body weight in insects every night helping keep bug pollution in check. other bats eat fruit or nectar & can play important role as pollinators there are only three species of "vampire bats". bats that live off the blood of animals none of those species lives in the united states.
4. More than of the of the bat species in the united states are severe decline or list as endangered in addition to loss of habitat one of the most dire threat come from white nose syndrome, a disease that had decimated bats in the U.S. & Canada.
5. some bats migrate south for the winter , while others hibernate through the cold winter months during hibernation , bats can survive in freezing temperatures , even after being encased in ice.
6. most bats have only on pup a year, making them extremely vulnerable to extinction bat mothers can find their babies among of other thousands of millions of other bats by their unique voices & scents.