Species Cards

Bat

Group:

Animal, Mammal

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Food chain :

Carnivore

What it eats :

Night-flying insects, moths.

Eaten by:

Birds of prey sometimes catch bats in the early evening.

Habitat:

WoodlandWoodland

Description:

All British bats feed on insects. None drink blood! They come out at dusk and hunt during the night. They 'see' with sounds, using echolocation. Their ears are large to pick up the smallest noises. There are 16 species in Britain. Many are very rare.

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