How do bats breed?

Bat is an animal with the ability to fly, and it has legends in many places. So how do bats breed? Let's take a look at it next.

First, how bats breed

Bats are viviparous and mate once a year, and females gather together to give birth and raise offspring. When the female bat goes out to hunt, she gathers the little bat together. When they come back, each little bat makes a unique sound so that its mother can find it. Bats usually give birth to one to four cubs per nest. At birth, the cubs are hairless or less hairy, often unable to see or hear for a period of time, and the cubs are taken care of for 5 weeks to 5 months.

Second, the habits of bats

Most bats feed on insects. Because bats prey on a large number of insects, they play an important role in the balance of insect reproduction and may even help to control pests. Some bats also eat fruit, pollen and nectar; vampire bats in tropical America feed on the blood of mammals and large birds. These bats sometimes spread rabies. Bats are distributed around the world. In the tropics, the number of bats is so abundant that they integrate large groups in people's houses and public buildings. Bats have different feeding habits, either predatory, or contribute to pollination and spread of fruit, thus affecting the natural order.

Third, the present situation of bats

Many bats are also becoming less and less in nature and tend to become extinct. Poisons and wood protective agents used to kill insects kill them while hibernating, and many misconceptions cause humans to hunt them in large numbers. Some kinds of hollow trees have been cut down and the ruins have been demolished or rebuilt seamlessly, making it impossible for them to survive. Bats play a very important role in maintaining the ecological balance of nature. All kinds of insectivorous bats can kill a large number of mosquitoes, nocturnal moths, beetles, nymphs and other pests, and can hunt more than 3000 in one night, which is beneficial to human beings. The feces collected by bats are still good fertilizers and are useful for agricultural production. The processed bat dung is called "night bright sand", which is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.

At present, there are fewer and fewer bats, and the population is in jeopardy, so we need to pay attention to protect bats and protect the ecological environment.