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Fish-eating Bat |
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| Fish-Eating
Bat, also known as fishing bat, small brown bat that is one of
only a few bats known to feed on fish. Except for its white-furred
belly, the fish-eating bat is covered with tan or light brown fur. Its
body measures only about 8 cm (about 3 in) in length; the tail is
about 6 cm (about 2 in), and the forearm length, a common measurement
given for bats, is also about 6 cm (about 2 in). The fish-eating bat
has large ears and extremely long feet and large toes, which it uses
to catch fish.
Found in the warm climate of northwestern Mexico along the Gulf of California, the fish-eating bat lives on or very close to the shoreline, where it has easy access to aquatic prey. The fish-eating bat’s diet is made up of a variety of small fish and marine crustaceans. Scientists believe that this bat, which hunts at night, is able to detect slight ripples on the water’s surface where fish are swimming. When it detects the fish, the bat flies down to the surface and uses its long feet and large hind claws to grab the fish and lift it from the water. Fish-eating bats roost in sea caves, rock piles, and fissures in cliffs. They have also been found under empty turtle shells abandoned on the beach. They often roost with petrels, a type of sea bird. Fish-eating bats are preyed on by a variety of coastal-dwelling birds, including gulls, hawks, and owls.
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