this time we’re gonna investigate some very mysterious creatures of the night
very mysterious creatures of the night
very mysterious creatures of the night bats now some people think of the mists
but usually you’re just misunderstood
but usually you’re just misunderstood we’re gonna lift the curtain of darkness
we’re gonna lift the curtain of darkness
we’re gonna lift the curtain of darkness on some of the most amazing animals on
on some of the most amazing animals on
on some of the most amazing animals on the planet bats are the only mammals
the planet bats are the only mammals
the planet bats are the only mammals that have figured out how to fly without
that have figured out how to fly without
that have figured out how to fly without using say an airplane or a helicopter or
using say an airplane or a helicopter or
using say an airplane or a helicopter or a hot-air balloon
a hot-air balloon
a hot-air balloon they probably evolved from something
they probably evolved from something
they probably evolved from something like this mouse opossum and he kind of
like this mouse opossum and he kind of
like this mouse opossum and he kind of likes to move around at night what we’re
likes to move around at night what we’re
likes to move around at night what we’re limbs eventually became wings allowing
limbs eventually became wings allowing
limbs eventually became wings allowing them to hunt throughout the forest but
them to hunt throughout the forest but
them to hunt throughout the forest but you know it’s tough finding food in the
you know it’s tough finding food in the
you know it’s tough finding food in the dark I know I tried so to operate in the
dark I know I tried so to operate in the
dark I know I tried so to operate in the dark bats had to develop some very
dark bats had to develop some very
dark bats had to develop some very sophisticated equipment many of them
sophisticated equipment many of them
sophisticated equipment many of them emit super high-frequency sound but you
emit super high-frequency sound but you
emit super high-frequency sound but you and I can’t hear them
and I can’t hear them
and I can’t hear them the sounds bounce off objects and echo
the sounds bounce off objects and echo
the sounds bounce off objects and echo back to the back so he can tell where
back to the back so he can tell where
back to the back so he can tell where things are cool huh some bats use this
things are cool huh some bats use this
things are cool huh some bats use this radar along with their sense of smell to
radar along with their sense of smell to
radar along with their sense of smell to zero in on fruit
zero in on fruit
zero in on fruit and the infamous vampire bats
and the infamous vampire bats
and the infamous vampire bats uses it to search for blood there are
uses it to search for blood there are
uses it to search for blood there are over 900 species of bats that makes them
over 900 species of bats that makes them
over 900 species of bats that makes them one of the most diverse groups of
one of the most diverse groups of
one of the most diverse groups of mammals in the world it can be difficult
mammals in the world it can be difficult
mammals in the world it can be difficult for us detectives to investigate bats
for us detectives to investigate bats
for us detectives to investigate bats because they live in the dark and they
because they live in the dark and they
because they live in the dark and they move fast
move fast
move fast whoa there goes some now detectives have
whoa there goes some now detectives have
whoa there goes some now detectives have developed all sorts of cool cameras and
developed all sorts of cool cameras and
developed all sorts of cool cameras and spy equipment so they can monitor bass
spy equipment so they can monitor bass
spy equipment so they can monitor bass day and night we need to keep an eye on
day and night we need to keep an eye on
day and night we need to keep an eye on bats because you know they’re really
bats because you know they’re really
bats because you know they’re really important to the environment for example
important to the environment for example
important to the environment for example some flowers only bloom at night and
some flowers only bloom at night and
some flowers only bloom at night and bats pollinate them when they drink
bats pollinate them when they drink
bats pollinate them when they drink their nectar other bats go for fruit
their nectar other bats go for fruit
their nectar other bats go for fruit this group right here
this group right here
this group right here is having a big fest you gotta have a
is having a big fest you gotta have a
is having a big fest you gotta have a lot of things to feed this crowd these
lot of things to feed this crowd these
lot of things to feed this crowd these vampire bats often feed on livestock but
vampire bats often feed on livestock but
vampire bats often feed on livestock but their bite is so slight that those
their bite is so slight that those
their bite is so slight that those animal probably doesn’t even feel it
animal probably doesn’t even feel it
animal probably doesn’t even feel it still others eat insects these bats live
still others eat insects these bats live
still others eat insects these bats live on the forest floor
on the forest floor
on the forest floor and use their big ears to listen for
and use their big ears to listen for
and use their big ears to listen for rustling of ktpitts
rustling of ktpitts
rustling of ktpitts it’s sort of like having a big satellite
it’s sort of like having a big satellite
it’s sort of like having a big satellite dish on your head
dish on your head
dish on your head so you see bats really aren’t all that
so you see bats really aren’t all that
so you see bats really aren’t all that scary they’re mostly interesting and
scary they’re mostly interesting and
scary they’re mostly interesting and come on admit it
come on admit it
come on admit it some of them are even cute
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