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Species of Cayman Fruit
Bats - The Real Story! There's
a Bat in My Roof! - What Am I Gonna Do? What is a Bat House - and Why You Should Have One How
and Where to Mount a Bat House Links
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Beneficial - of benefit, good, helpful, useful Chiroptera - an order of mammals, specifically bats Conserve - to save something, so that we can enjoy it now and later Echolocate - locating by listening to echoes Ecosystem - community of animals, plants, and their surroundings Emerge - to come out Emergence - a coming out, usually a large or important group Endangered - in danger of becoming extinct Endemic - (en-DEM-ik) found only in a certain area or country Exclusion - to shut out, evict Habitat - the natural area where a species lives and can find what it needs to survive Hibernate - to pass the winter sleeping or in a dormant state Insectivore - an animal that eats insects Guano - droppings from bats; often used as fertilizer Mammal - warm-blooded animal that gives birth to live infants and nurses its young Migrate - to move from one place to another with the change of seasons Nectar - sweet liquid found inside many flowers Nocturnal - active during the night Noseleaf - a thin bit of skin on the nose of a bat, used like a small satellite dish to direct echolocation sounds and receive echoes. Pollinator - an animal or insect that transfers pollen from one flower to another Potential - something that can, but has not yet, come into being; possible Predator - an animal that preys on other animals or insects Species - a particular kind of plant or animal; all members of a species share certain characteristics and are known by a specific name. A subspecies is a division of a species. Vertebrate - any animal with a backbone |
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