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Bats

Part of the Science Explorations Curriculum Collection.

Explore the diversity of bats, the only mammals that can fly. The articles listed below supplement the Science Exploration online investigation Soar with Bats.

Article Bats: Night Fliers (SuperScience) Introduce younger students to bats, which make up nearly one-fifth of all mammal species on Earth. Then put their classification... Educator Materials Science Explorations: Soar with Bats Bats spend the night trying to fill their bellies. In fact, you'd have to down 10 pizzas for dinner to keep up with some. Investigate... Article Bats: Twilight Zone (Science World) Did you know that there are more than 1,100 different bat species? Or that scientists have not yet figured out how all these species...