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
Arboretum
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
Thanks for visiting
My Bat Walk
Web page
Ed Williams
willik5@auburn.edu
Professor
Department of Communication and Journalism
217 Tichenor Hall
Auburn University