Bat

Greater short-nosed fruit bat in Sri Lanka © Anton Croos. Art of Photography. CC-BY-SA 4.0.

Classification: Mammal

Groups can be encouraged to choose animals of different classes (reptiles, amphibians, mammals, etc.).

E-books and some videos are available free-of-charge for teachers via a one-time subscription at the Epic! website.

Consider using websites like SafeShare.TV and ViewPure to remove ads from websites.


  • Websites

    Bats

    Interactive website with facts about bats.

    DK Find Out!

    Giant Fruit Bat or Flying Fox

    Quick facts about giant fruit bats.

    Kids Biology

    Top 10 Bat Facts

    Scroll through a series of beautiful images of and read facts about different kinds of bats.

    The Nature Conservancy

    Vampire Bat

    Truths and myths about vampire bats.

    National Geographic Kids

  • Videos

    All About Bats!

    Learn all about different kinds of bats, what they eat, how they sleep, and how they use echolocation!

    Epic! for Educators

    Bats: Creatures of the Night

    Watch three million bats fly out of Bracken Cave as you learn cool facts about bats!

    Epic! for Educators

  • Portal Texts

    Stellaluna

    by Janell Cannon

    ISBN-13: 978-0152062873 (F&P level: N)

  • Research Books

    Bats

    by Gail Gibbons

    ISBN-13: 978-0823416370 (F&P level: O)

    Bats (Amazing Animals)

    by Kate Riggs

    ISBN-13: 978-0898126907

    Bats: Biggest! Littlest!

    by Sandra Markle

    ISBN-13: 978-1590789520 (F&P level: T)

    It's a Good Thing There are Bats

    by Joanne Mattern

    ISBN-13: 978-0531223628 (F&P level: K)

  • E-books on GetEpic.com

    Bats

    by Roger Generazzo

    (F&P level: W)

    Bats (Amazing Animals)

    by Kate Riggs

    Bats (Backyard Wildlife)

    by Kari Schuetz

    (F&P level: K)

    Bats (National Geographic Readers)

    by Elizabeth Carney

    (F&P level: Q)

    Brown Bats (North American Animals)

    by Christina Leaf

    (F&P level: N)

    Creepy But Cool Bats

    by Tracy Nelson Maurer

    What is a Bat? (The Science of Living Things)

    by Bobbie Kalman

    (F&P level: T)

  • Virtual Field Trips

    Bat World Sanctuary

    Day-to-day activities of volunteers are featured in a virtual tour; a bat cam page is available for viewing.

    Bat World Sanctuary

  • Skype a Scientist

    Scientists: Elaine Barr and Alyson Brokaw

    Schedule a skype session with Elaine Barr or Alyson Brokaw, who both study bats!

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