Everything You'd Ever Want to Know About Bats

by Mrs. Gursky's First Graders

Bats sleep upside down.  Did you know that?  Well, I did because I learned it at school.  I can tell you more.  They are nocturnal.  That means sleep in the day and awake at night. And that's why I like bats.

by Allie

Bats are so cool because they suck blood.

by Juan

Vampire bats live in South America.  Some bats live in caves.  Vampire bats drink blood from pigs, cows and chickens.  All bats fly.  Big eared bats live in caves.  Some bats use echolocation.  Bats have fangs.

by Tyler

I like bats like vampire bats.  They are cool.  I like vampire bats.  They fly fast with echolocation.  I like vampire bats.  They hang upside down.

by Jonathan

Bats use echolocation to find insects and fruit.  People like bats.  Bats are dangerous.

by Gilberto

Bats eat the blood of cows and chicks and they eat pig blood too.  They use echolocation to find food.  The have different faces.

by Valeria

Bats have echolocation for seeing  in the dark.  If they did not have echolocation, they could not see in the dark.

by Kyle

Bats have echolocation.  A pup is a baby bat.  All fruit bats eat fruit.

by Jessica

Bats are not blind.  They have echolocation.  Bats are not dangerous.  Bats are nocturnal.

by Grant

Bats live in South America.  They like to eat bugs and insects, even blood from cows and chickens and even pigs.  Baby bats drink milk from their mother.  They hibernate for the winter time.

by Alyssa

Bats are nocturnal and bats use echolocation.  Bats sleep upside down.

by Nick

Vampire bats drink blood from cows and chickens and pigs. Vampire bats sleep in the morning and are awake at night. Vampire bats live in South America and Central America.

by Brianna

Bats sleep upside down. They hang by their feet. They have little claws. They use echolocation to catch bugs. They are the only mammals that fly.  They sleep during the day.

by Caitlin

Bats are very, very, very cool.  Bats live in South America. Some bats are nocturnal.  Some bats are shy.  Vampire bats suck blood.

by Celina

The spectacled flying fox is 80 inches long. It eats fruit.  It is nocturnal. It lives in the jungle. It looks like it has glasses.  It has a small tail.

by Scotty

Bats are nocturnal. Some bats are shy.  Some live in South America. Vampire bats suck the blood from chickens, pigs and cows.  There is a bat called the spectacled bat.

by Olivia

Bats are nocturnal. They use echolocation to find insects like flies and butterflies.  The can even catch a fish.  They sleep in the day. They fly in the night.  They hang upside down.  They are black.

by Michaela

I like bats. Some bats are called big eared bats. Some bats can swim. Some can't swim.  Vampire bats drink blood from a cow, a chicken and a pig. Bats sleep in the sun and are awake at night. Some bats have no tail. Some are fast fliers.

by Kaitlynn

Bats are the only mammals that can fly.  They use echolocation to see in the dark. I think there are 1,000 kinds of bats.

by Claire

I like bats. Vampire bats suck blood.Vampire bats are fast fliers. They suck blood from cows, chickens and pigs. Vampire bats have fangs. Vampire bats are cool.

by Kyler

© Brentwood School
November, 2003