Little brown Bats are the most common Bats in Canada.

There have been 19 species of Bats  recorded in Canada.

A baby Bat is called a pup, that drinks only their Mothers milk

for the first three weeks of life. At three weeks old they begin

to fly and eat insects and are weaned from it’s Mothers milk when they are

about twenty six days old. Flying around they catch 1000 insects in just one

hour, mosquitoes, midges, moths, beetles and other flying insect.

Bats can move up to 1000 km from their summer roosts to their

winter roosts where they hibernate in caves or abandoned mines.

Hibernacula is what a winter roost is called and it is a place with

high humidity and it is stable with above freezing temperatures.

The little brown Bat is a true hibernator as it slows down it’s

heart rate and breathing at this time. Summer roosts are in

tree cavities or other places that stay dark and warm during the day.

Little brown Bats have excellent vision as well as use echolocation to

navigate and find food as they fly at night and sleep all day.

For more information on Bats and other Wildlife please check  out

CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca 

CLICK HERE TO JOIN ME SINGING SONGS!

Please join me as I read two Great books on Bats!

 

I hope you enjoyed our time together today.

Please stay safe, healthy and happy.

See you All next time!

Love Ms. Trish