bats

Live in South America

Name means to drink blood

Dies if it does not have meal for 2 days

do not suck blood but lick it

special adaptations for feeding

lick blood with tongue

will bite larger mammals

will bite pigs

Can be found in Mexico

may bite people

May bite other bats

can give diseases with bite

Mammals

can regurgitate food

Live in dark caves

babies are called pups

bats hang upside down

can be black or brown

will give babies rides when they can't fly

can pass diseases with bites

1100 species

use echolocation

are not blind

nocturnal

can live in hot or cold

live in caves, under bridges, trees, buildings

eat fruit

travel up to 30 miles

Subtopic

eat hundreds of bugs an hour

eat flying or ground bugs

live all over the world