Article: Lumberjacks: Ballplayers cherish their bats

Article: Bats.
Science Weekly;  September 27, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... have heard expressions like - "blind as a bat," "bats in the belfry," or "ding-bat." Bats are interesting and unusual animals that are often misunderstood. Bat Facts Although bats can fly, they are not at all like birds ...

Article: Bats fly at night.(Science)
Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin);  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Bats hang upside down. This bat eats fruit. Bats sleep during the day. These ... for food at night. This bat eats bugs. Some bats live in attics or barns ... to cut out and color the bat shape. Display the bats near the Big Issue. Poems ...

Article: BAT POPULATION FALLING.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  November 27, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... stirring, not even the bats'') and bat houses (the bat equivalent ... houses the Jamaican fruit bats, is a visitor favorite. Several interactive bat exhibitions are making ... baby a year. In size, bats range from the bumblebee bat of Thailand, which ...

Article: Bats aren't really all that spooky
The Topeka Capital-Journal;  October 28, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... migrates. Evening bat --- Roosts in buildings; migrates. Bats naturally roost in ... and returns to the bat's ears. Echolocation is unique to bats, and some species ... will attract other bats if the area is not properly cleaned. If bat droppings are present ...

Article: BAT MYTHS DRIVE EXPERTS 'BATTY'
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... are among the most common bat species in California. Bats can live up to 20 years ... dfg.ca.gov/viewing/bats.html, respectively. Bat Conservation International ... contains fascinating facts about bats, bat houses, bat natural history ...

Article: Bats are beautiful // At long last conservationists are ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 14, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... ears and fangs. But not all bats are ugly. A fruit bat has a cute puppy-dog face ... night. In rain forests, many bats eat fruit. Seeds get distributed through bat droppings, which provide fertilizer. Other bats eat nectar, as bees do ...

Article: BAT LOVERS OF THE WORLD UNITE! (BUT, PLEASE, NOT OVER ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  October 29, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... the Naked-backed Bats''; ``More on ... Use by a Coloradan Bat Community ... Awwwww. Many bat species are endangered ... some of whom view bats as actual food. A ... pretty much all the bats. There's a bat shortage! You could ...