All about bats The Hindu Science Quiz
Though COVID-19 created a negative perception about bats among people, communities living close to the Kolar leaf-nosed bat say they haven’t faced any issues from them.
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Bats first appear in the fossil record around...
- 50 million years ago
- 20 million years ago
- 40 million years ago
- 100 million years ago
Bats represent the third group of flying vertebrates in Earth’s history, after the flying reptiles called pterosaurs and birds.
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Which of the following are the smallest known bats?
- Egyptian rousette bat
- Chinese rufous horseshoe bat
- Malayan fruit bat
- Kitti’s hog-nosed bat
Kitti’s hog-nosed bats are about 3 cm in size.
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Which of the following is the biggest known bat?
- Flying fox
- Hammer-headed bat
- Malayan fruit bat
- Egyptian rousette bat
Flying foxes can grow to around 45 cm
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Approximately what percentage of mammals do bats make up?
Bats are a group of flying mammals, with more than 1,300 species in 20 families, according to IUCN.
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What is sympatry?
- Related species coexisting in the same area
- Related species trying to annihilate each other for survival
- Related species live in the same area, but avoid contact
- One species leaving an area altogether accepting dominance of another
Members of some bat species live together in large communities with close-quarter colonies in locations such as caves.
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