Bat Walk in Auburn
2005

ARBORETUM TO HOST BAT WALK IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN
The Donald E. Davis Arboretum and the Tri-Beta National Biological Honor Society will be sponsoring a Bat Walk on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. The event will include a slide presentation, a questions/answers session, and live bats. Participants will also break into small groups and walk about the arboretum to look for bats. Bat detectors and night vision scopes will be available for use in the search. There will also be a raffle for prizes. Admission is free; participants should bring flashlights. For more information, contact Christy Francis at the Arboretum at 844-5770.


Bats Bats Everywhere


Oct. 27, 2005
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KidZone Bats

Bats can be found in almost every part of the world except where it is very, very hot or in the really cold areas and on some remote islands.  They live on all continents except Antarctica.   You can find more species of bats (different kinds) where the weather is nice and warm.  Those warm spots are near the equator and are called the "tropics" and "rain forests."

On islands that are far from continents, there are only a few species of bats.  That's because it's too far for most bats to fly this great distance to reach those islands.

In the United States, the greatest number of bat species live in the southwestern part of the country.  This area has a variety of places where bats can live and there is a lot of food available during most of the year .  For example, Texas has 32 different kinds of bats while Maine has only 8; and Arizona has 28 species, but Michigan has just 10.

Do you know how many different kinds of bats live in your part of the world?   Do you know what they are? Check with your library to find the answers to these questions.





Incredible Bats

 
             







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Ed Williams
willik5@auburn.edu

Professor
Department of Communication and Journalism
217 Tichenor Hall
Auburn University