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White-Nose Syndrome

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Design a Bat Cave

Design a Bat Cave

Research an appropriate volume for an artificial bat cave. Then determine the shape of your cave, the thickness of the walls, and the size and shape of the cave opening. Provide a sketch of your cave and state its volume. Then determine the amount of mesh material that you will need to line the inner walls of your cave. Finally, conduct research to estimate the maximum number of hibernating bats that your cave can accomodate.


Photograph of bat hanging upside down.

Did You Know?

  • There are over 1400 species of bats worldwide.
  • Bats have few natural predators but diseases like the White-Nose Syndrome pose the biggest threat to their existence.
  • Including bananas, avocados, and mangoes, over 300 species of fruit depend on bats for pollination.
  • Every night, bats can eat their body weight in insects, numbering in the thousands.
  • Some mammals can glide in the air for short distances, but bats are the only mammals capable of flying.

Find Out More – Search Topics

  • Facts about bats
  • White-Nose Syndrome
  • Artificial bat cave