BATS: The World's Only Flying Mammal

Both bats and flying squirrels have_____.

• a stretchy membrane.

• a striped membrane.

• wings.

• fangs.

Both flying squirrels and bats must _____.

• eat regularly to be able to fly.

• drop down from a height of 2-3 feet in order to move through the air.

• brush their teeth at least once a week.

• take the bus to the mall every Friday.

Flying squirrels don't really fly. They glide.

• True

• False

Bats can fly because they have flight muscles to _______.

• skip to the playground.

• put on their shoes.

• control their wings.

• eat over 1,000 bugs.

Bats have five _____on each forelimb.

• elongated digits

• tippy tap toes.

• flowers

• membrane pockets

Bats can fly longer than _____.

• ice cream can melt.

• Iron Man.

• a lion's roar.

• squirrels can glide.

A bat's translucent membrane is____

• see-through.

• striped.

• perpendicular to the limbs of a tree.

• furry and striped.

Bats are___.

• not mammals.

• mammals.

• venomous snakes.

• membranes.

The bat's membrane stretches from____.

• its front legs to its back legs.

• its shoulders to its ankles.

• like a rubber band.

• being too stretchy.

Which statements describe a bat? Check all that apply.

• There's a stretchy membrane on their wings.

• They have five elongated digits.

• They don't fly. They glide.

• They can fly much longer than a flying squirrel.