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bat
(Order Chiroptera)
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bateats insectshas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:26:15.0
has good eyesight    has source: Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada. Reproduced with permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2000, 2000-10-27 10:26:15.0
has scientific name Order Chiropterahas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:26:15.0
has part wings made of folds of skin stretched between elongated finger bones, the sides of the body, the hind limbs, and the tail    has source: Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada. Reproduced with permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2000, 2000-10-27 10:26:16.0
hibernates    has source: Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada. Reproduced with permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2000, 2000-10-27 10:26:16.0
is nocturnal    has source: Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada. Reproduced with permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2000, 2000-10-27 10:26:16.0
is a kind of mammalhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:26:16.0
rests upside down    has source: Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada. Reproduced with permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2000, 2000-10-27 10:26:16.0
uses echolocation to find prey    has source: Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada. Reproduced with permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2000, 2000-10-27 10:26:16.0
mammalis warm-blooded2000-10-27 10:26:37.0
may catch rabies2000-10-27 10:26:37.0

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