| Coverage : Among mammals, bats are unique in that they have true powers of flight; other mammals, such as flying squirrels, volplane or glide, always from a higher to a lower elevation. Find out more fascinating facts about these animals with the Bat Facts Quiz. |
| 1. | Bats do a lot of good for farmers by eating harmful bugs. How many bugs can a bat eat in one hour? |
| a. | | 50 |
| b. | | 100 |
| c. | | 200 |
| d. | | 300 |
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| 2. | What can the bat's scientific name, Chiroptera, be translated into English as? |
| a. | | Mouse face |
| b. | | Flying rat |
| c. | | Handwing |
| d. | | Bloodtooth |
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| 3. | Around what percentage of bats are insectivorous? |
| a. | | 20 |
| b. | | 40 |
| c. | | 70 |
| d. | | 90 |
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| 4. | How many species of bats are actually parasitic, or drink blood? |
| a. | | 2 |
| b. | | 3 |
| c. | | 6 |
| d. | | 14 |
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| 5. | Bats are quite a large group of animals, with all their species accounting for what percentage of mammals world wide? |
| a. | | 20 |
| b. | | 24 |
| c. | | 29 |
| d. | | 32 |
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| 6. | Do the fruit-eating bats or the insect-eating bats use echolocation? |
| a. | | Fruit-eaters |
| b. | | Insectivores |
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| 7. | Which of the following is not the name of a bat species? |
| a. | | Funnel-eared bat |
| b. | | Squirrel-nutted bat |
| c. | | Free-tailed bat |
| d. | | Ghost-faced bat |
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| 8. | Echolocation is a skill shared by bats with which other mammals? |
| a. | | Possums |
| b. | | Dolphins |
| c. | | Whales |
| d. | | Kangaroos |
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| 9. | Bats are flexible creatures; what parts of them are most flexible compared to other mammals? |
| a. | | Snout |
| b. | | Legs |
| c. | | Fingers |
| d. | | Skin |
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| 10. | Baby bats are known as pups. How many pups would a female usually have per year? |
| a. | | 1 |
| b. | | 4 |
| c. | | 5-10 |
| d. | | 12-15 |
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| 11. | At what age do fruit-bats become independent of their mother? |
| a. | | 2 weeks |
| b. | | 2 months |
| c. | | 4 months |
| d. | | 6 months |
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| 12. | Bats are often, unfortunately correctly, blamed for spreading disease. Which of the following is not spread by bats? |
| a. | | Bird flu |
| b. | | Rabies |
| c. | | SARS |
| d. | | Ebola |
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