thetorontozoo on
October 29, 2025
Sometimes, bats need a little extra help 🦇
As we continue to celebrate #BatWeek, we look back to 2023 when our Field Conservation team at your Toronto Zoo collaborated with our partners at the Maitl...
keepkywild on
October 29, 2025
Actually… Join us as we bust some common myths about bats! 🦇
Do all bats drink blood? 🩸
Do all bats have rabies? 🦠
Are bats flying rodents? 🐀
Are bats on the side of your home sick or injured? 🤕
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highlandsbiostation on
October 29, 2025
Global Bat Fact – Pollinators of the Night
🌸🦇 Bats don’t just eat bugs — some are essential pollinators! Around the world, bats help pollinate bananas, mangoes, agave (yes, that means tequila 😉), and...
wildcarecapecod on
October 29, 2025
October 24th through 31st is International Bat Week celebrating those amazing creatures that are so beneficial and vital to the natural world. Bats eat tons of insects, pollinate flowers, and help spr...
wearekfb on
October 29, 2025
🌙 Day 6 – Bat Week
🦇 Fact: In South Carolina, bats and their roosts are protected wildlife — it’s ILLEGAL to kill or harm them or destroy their homes.
🏠 Reminder:
If bats enter your home or buildi...
jugbayws on
October 29, 2025
All of Maryland's bats are considered species of greatest conservation need. This means that they need our help with habitat (we remove trees at an alarming rate), finding food (we don't like insects ...
rockinriverranch on
October 29, 2025
Let’s talk about some myths about bat….
🦇True or False- Bats are blind?
FALSE- That saying “blind as a bat” completely false, their eyesight is actually not too far off from ours, just not in color...
fwcresearch on
October 29, 2025
🦇🔬 The bat signal... but make it science!
Researchers are able to track bats in the wild, pinpointing their exact locations using radio telemetry.
A tiny transmitter is safely glued onto the backs...
butlerswcd on
October 29, 2025
For their body size, bats live longer than any other mammal - on average 3.5 times longer than similar-sized mammals. The world's longest-lived mammal for its size is the Brandt's myotis of Eurasia; s...