examples of bats![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Very widespread, some 900 species of bats live mainly in colonies, in trees or in caves.
black flying fox ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
One of the largest bats in the world, it lives in Australia, feeds on fruit and has a rudimentary tail; its wingspan can reach 5 feet.
vampire bat ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Tailless flying mammal of Central and South America; it feeds off the blood of animals and birds.
spear-nosed bat ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Omnivorous short-tailed flying mammal of Central and South America; it is one of the largest bats of the Americas (with a wingspan of almost 20 in).