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Can bats sit, stand and walk? Is it a bird?

Bats can't stand, but crawl, not birds.

Bats are Chiroptera. Chiroptera is the second largest animal group after rodents. It is a mammal that has evolved the real ability to fly. There are 19 families, 185 genera and 96 1 species. Chiroptera are distributed all over the world except some islands in the polar regions and oceans, and bats are the most common in tropical and subtropical regions. Most bats rest during the day and eat at night.

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Bats have various eating habits. Some species like nectar and fruit, others like to eat fish, frogs and insects, suck animal blood and even eat other bats. Generally speaking, big bats generally feed on fruits or nectar, while small bats mostly prey on insects. Many bats in tropical and subtropical regions feed on the fruits of plants. They eat a lot.

About 70% bats prey on insects, and they usually send out ultrasonic waves to explore their prey, mostly in the air. Bats are very agile in catching prey. Through high-speed photography, it is found that some bats prey directly with their mouths, while others intercept their prey with their wings.

Some use the tail film to scoop worms into their mouths like spoons, and the predation methods are very diverse. Bats eat a lot of insects and can eat about one third of the dead insects every night.

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