Many bats carry rabies so never touch them

A very small amount of bats have rabies (still don't touch them)

Bats can not get rabies (still don't touch them)

Bats are rodents (like a flying mouse)

Bats are not rodents

Bats are reptiles

Most bats drink blood from humans

Vampire bats are real and will drink blood

There are no bats that drink blood

Bats have been known to fly at people's hair

Bats do not intentionally fly at people

Bats attack from above, which leads people to believe they will get tangled in hair

Bats only drink the blood from living animals

One bat can eat 1200 mosquitos in a night

Bats only eat about 20 insects a night, so they do not help control insect populations

Bats are great pollinators and without them we wouldn't have bananas or mangoes

Bats can run at speeds of 20 mph

A bat's wing is made of silicon and can stretch up to 3 feet.

Bats have many predators which is why their populations are low

Bats are food for most humans in other countries

Bats have very few natural predators

Bats are almost extinct because of coyotes

Bats are the ONLY flying mammal

Bats and Flying Squirrels are the only flying mammals

Bats are not mammals they are a type of bird

There are several types of flying mammals, but bats are the most common