Find out some of the interesting facts about unknown bats

by Jimmy O. Blogger

People use bats as a prop on Halloween and try to dress up like that because to people they sound and look scary, spooky and whenever there are bats people automatically assume there is something haunted but the thing is bats are important for our daily lives and the contribution they have in our daily lives that we aren’t aware so look for more info of because bats help in the pollination of the seed of our favorite fruits also eats one of the annoying insects plus they are also known as the night heroes and the role they have for the environment.

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Bats also have predators but the disease is one of the main ones

There are many predators like owl, snakes, and hawks that eat bats but the main and biggest threat to the bats are the diseases one of the common diseases is the white-nose syndrome from which millions of bats are dying this disease has the white fungus on the wings and muzzle of the bats that are killing a lot of bats plus affects the hibernating one so it is important to avoid the place where bats are hibernating.

Another amazing fact about bats is without them you won’t have mangoes or avocados

Around 200 species of fruits are depending on the bats for the survival and spreading their seeds for the pollination you might also want to know that bats also helps in the spreading of cacao, figs, and nuts which is important in the chocolate making so if it weren’t for the bats we won’t have chocolate also there are other fruits like mangoes, avocados, and agave whose seeds are the responsibility of the bats to pollinate because bats are usually attracted to such fruits and trees.

Another unknown fact is bats are the only mammals who can fly

You might be thinking squirrel can too but the squirrel has a special ability to make huge jumps and is faster and flexible when jumping so it looks like flying but the bats have true wings like the flexible skin they have stretched and attached to the long finger bone till the bottom making it easier for the bats also the joints moveable making it easier for the bats to glide plus the wings make them faster as well because the membrane around them is flexible and huge.

Bats usually have a shorter lifespan and the longest-living bat is more than 40 years old

According to the studies, the animals that small also has a shorter lifespan but the bats aren’t one of them usually the bats have around 20 years lifespan but some of the species live around 30 years also the recent discovery of the bats have made the scientist shook because it was 41 years old that is the longest any bat has life and the bat was short and was from Siberia according to the discoveries made by the scientists.