The Truth About Austin's Amazing Bats

1. Which types of bats drink blood?

• Fruit bat

• Vampire bats

• Little brown bat

• Indiana bat

2. This article is mostly about —

• why Mexican free-tailed bats migrate to Austin every spring

• how many insects are consumed by Mexican free-tailed bats in Texas every year

• why Austin houses the largest urban bat colony in America

• the Mexican free-tailed bats that live underneath the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge

3. Mexican free-tailed bats choose to live near water because —

• water cools the temperature of the air where they live

• they enjoy swimming and bathing in warm water

• water attracts the kinds of insects they like to eat

• they need a lot of water to survive

4. Why are the bats important to the city of Austin?

• Bats are entertaining and provide a good reason to hold festivals.

• Bats eat large numbers of insects and bring business into the city.

• Bats migrate to Austin to have their babies.

• Bats have made the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge and other bridges famous.

5. The use of_______ ________ helps the bat to locate insect in flight.

• food waves

• light waves

• sound waves

• stars waves

6. Bats are __________

• mammals

• reptiles

• insects

• birds

Bats are nocturnal.

• True

• False

8. What does echolocation mean?

• moving from a cold place to a warm place

• finding missing objects

• using sound waves to find objects

• seeking shelter from bad weather

9. The place where a bat sleeps is called a

• echolocation

• mammal

• nocturnal

• roost

10. What is the name of one organization that helps protect bats?

• Bats of America

• United Bats of Austin

• Bat Conservation International