Bat Facts

The vampire bat can turn people into monsters.

• True

• False

The vampire bat does consume blood.

• True

• False

Vampire bats are the only known mammal that feeds on blood.

• True

• False

Vampire bats usually feed on cows, not people.

• True

• False

Vampire bats locate the best sources of blood using their:

• eyes

• nose

• mouth

• ears

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Vampire bats ________, __________, _______ and sometimes ________ after drinking blood.

• hop, walk, jump, fly

• like to go into straight into torpor

• scream, cry, laugh, hybernate

Bats can drink _________ it's own body weight in blood.

• Double

• Triple

• Quadruple

Bats are awake and hunt only at night. This is called being:

• nocturnal

• a teenager

• torpor

Unlike vampire bats, most bats eat

• vegetables

• all bats drink blood

• fruit and bugs

After most bats eat, they go into a dark place, hang upside down and sleep for one month. This is called

• Illumination

• Cave sleeping

• Torpor