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Bat Vocab

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  • deep sleep
    torpor
  • Bats like to sleep during the day because they are _____ creatures.
    nocturnal
  • in danger of becoming extinct
    endangered
  • The mother bat makes sure to find food for her ____.
    pup
  • eats insects
    insectivore
  • an extra flap of skin located at the base of the ear
    tragus
  • Which vocabulary word describes a group of bats that roost together?
    roost
  • Which vocabulary word describes something that bats and beluga whales can do but other animals cannot?
    echolocation
  • Mosquitoes and small bugs are included in the diet of an _____.
    insectivore
  • What is the vocabulary word that is similar to hibernation?
    torpor
  • Bats spend the winter months inactive and in a ___.
    torpor
  • the process of using reflected sound waves to find objects
    echolocation
  • Bats and humans are both ______.
    mammals
  • active at night
    nocturnal
  • The _____ on the bat's ear is used to identify specific bat species.
    tragus
  • baby bat
    pup
  • The Mexican free-tailed bat is one of two bat species on the _____ species list.
    endangered
  • a class of animal that is warm-blooded, has hair/fur, and gives birth to live young
    mammal
  • Bats use ____ to help them navigate and find food.
    echolocation