5th reflective journal

my last journal entry...

Ancient Bats;

Scientists have found evidence that bats have existed for 50 million years. Some scientists believe it may have been even longer.

When trying to understand how bats have lived, scientists study living animals. But no one was around 50 million years ago to study the beginnings of bat life. Scientists use "fossils" (old bones) to try to learn about how bats evolved. This tells us that bats haven't changed much over the years.

heres the picture of the Bat's skeleton

Bat Babies;

bats return from migration or awaken from hibernation and the females begin having baby bats called "pups".Bat pups are tiny when born, but grow up fast. Some species are flying and hunting on their own within a month of birth.

Pups are born without hair -- they look tiny, scrawny and pink. They drink milk from their mothers like all mammals do. They are born with strong legs and claws because they have to hang on to mom when she's roosting and to the cave when she's not there. If the baby looses its grip and falls, it will die. Bat's sense Bats smell, hear, taste, feel and see just like people do. The term "blind as a bat" isn't really accurate. Bats have perfectly good eyes for seeing in the daylight. The problem is, they do most of their hunting at night! type of bats There are a lot of different kinds of bats -- from the tiny bumblebee bat (which is the size of a jellybean and weighs less than a penny) to the huge Bismarck flying fox (with a wingspan as long as an average man). Bats are grouped into two main groups -- the large fruit eating bats (also known as "flying foxes" or "megabats") and the smaller bats ("microbats") who eat insects, blood, fish, lizards, birds and nectar. thank you -afiqah