Bat basics
- POSTED ON: 3 Aug, 2019
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- POSTED BY: Geeta Padmanabhan | In School
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It’s dusk and you’re walking along the street. Suddenly, you see a swarm of caped creatures flying above you. Don’t panic! Bats may not look very pretty, but they are useful in a number of ways. They are great indicators of the presence of trees — lots of bats indicate many healthy trees around. Bats also keep the insect population controlled. Some bats are important in the pollination cycle, others serve a purpose in research.
So let’s find out more about these winged mammals.
Photos: 1) and 3) K.R. Deepak 2) R. Biksham Ruther 4) AFP Photo/Nature Publishing Group/Brock Fenton 5) S. Subramanium