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2007-2008 3D Bio Project
By: Ho Lai Wa (6)
Tsang Hung Wing
(16)
Keong Tsun Sing
 Bat
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia
Infraclass : Eutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria /Archonta (debating)
Order : Chiroptera
Bats are often thought of as...
i) nocturnal.
ii) creepy.
iii) bloodsucking.
iv) auspicious.
 Classificatio
n
- Megabats
- Microbats

• microbats use echolocation but

megabats do not
• megabats eat fruit, nectar or pollen
• microbats eat insects, blood, small
mammals, and fish
 Bat~
• Mammalia
Viviparous ( 胎生的 )
• feed on mothers' milk
• usually have only one offspring per year
• population growth is limited by the slow
birth rate
• microbats become independent at the age
of 6 to 8 weeks
• live over 20 years
 Bat’s Reproductio
• Mother bats usually have only one
offspring per year.
• A baby bat is usually left in the
roost, a newborn bat can soon grow
too large for this.
• Bats form with many females giving
birth in the same area : cave, a tree
hole, or a cavity in a building.
 Bat’s Reproduction
II seen to feed on
• Pups have even been
other mothers' milk if their mother is
dry.
• Only the mother cares for the young,
and there is no continuous partnership
with male bats.
• A single bat can live over 20 years, but
the bat population growth is limited by
the slow birth rate.
Vampire bats are the most famous type of bats.

Vampire bats are kind and giving creatures.

The females often share other animals' blood with each other

they help feed mothers when they have just given birth

They come out at night and drink blood.

They drink other animals' blood, using two sharp teeth.

They bite the animal then lick the blood.

The animals are often sleeping when this happens.

You can find out more (and see picture of their teeth!) CLICK here.
 How many bat species exist in
the world and in Hong Kong?
1,000 in the world and 26 in Hong
Kong
Why are bats important to
ecology?
because they eat insects that are
pests
because they help pollinate the
plants
 Bat’s World
Record
• the only mammalian can fly
• one species of bat has the longest
tongue of any mammal relative to its
body size
• the animal with the most sensitive
audition on land
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presentation…