Posts Tagged With: bats

Bat Mask!

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Ellie and Edmond ©

Bat Mask!

We have come up with a bat mask design for our campers for craft day! Now if we could all make wings to help us fly! Hahahahaha! 

Materials:

  • Pattern for mask
  • Brown or black felt 
  • Hot glue or felt glue
  • Hole punch
  • Scissors
  • String or ribbon (For both)

 

Instructions :

1.     Print out Pattern and trace it on the felt.

 

 

 

 

 

2.     Cut out the mask. When done, cut out eye holes by folding bat wing in half & cutting an oval.

 

 

 

 

 

3.     Decorate your mask with glitter, etc… if you want to dress it up!

4.     Punch holes in the sides of mask. Tie or glue ribbon to the holes.

 

 

 

 

 

5.     Wear your mask!

As usual campers! Show us your masks! We want to see your crafts! 

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GOING BATTY!

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

GOING BATTY!

We’re going batty around the University this week! Today we’re off to Honduras in Central America to meet a super cute bat!

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  • Honduran white bats live in tropical forests.IMG_0207
  • Honduran white bats make their homes by cutting leaves to create an upside down tent.
  • Honduran white bats have unusual white fur.
  • When the sunlight hits their tent it casts a green light on the bat helping camouflage!
  • Like other bats, they are nocturnal.
  • They are 1-2 inches long and weigh around .2 oz.
  • These small bats have no tails.
  • Honduran white bats eat fruit, unlike most other small bats.IMG_5220
  • These bats are listed as Near Threatened, mainly due to habitat loss.

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These adorable little bats have funny faces. They make us smile. Who knew that bats came in other colors besides brown and black?

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INTERNATIONAL BAT DAY!!

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

INTERNATIONAL BAT DAY!!

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Happy International Bat Day!! We’re celebrating this fun flying mammals with great fun facts and photos! Make sure to check out our Instagram account tomorrow for a fun How to Draw a Bat video!

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  • Fruit bats are essential for seed dispersal. When they eat fruit, the seeds are pooped out and that helps forests grow.
  • Bats make up 25% of all mammal species.
  • The largest known colony of bats is Texas. Millions of Mexican free tailed bats roost from May to October.

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  • Mother bats can find their pups in large colonies by scent and sound.
  • Bat poop (guano) is used as fertilizer.
  • Bat fossils have been found that are 33 million years old. bat2
  • Bats have five toes on each food.
  • Don’t like mosquitoes? A brown bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes an hour!
  • The smallest bat is the Bumblebee bat and it weighs less than a penny.

Wow! Bats are soooo amazing! They can eat pests and provide seeds for forest growth! We just love all of these flying mammals! Do you have a favorite bat species? We see the brown ones near the University of E&E!

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Day 17- Off to meet a bat…

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Ellie and Edmond ©

Day #17 (2/4/2014) Off to meet a bat…

      After a day of technical difficulties at HQs, we made it out to today’s destination. Being world travelers can be full of many troubles and trials. We took to the E&E plane to South America to meet a little member of that flying mammal family- bats! We trekked through the rainforest to find some amazing bats with long noses. It was hot and humid during the walk, but we had such fun trying to spot the Proboscus bat.

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Their range and habitat: Mexico-Central South America/ rainforest

Their length/weight: 1 ½-2”/ 1/8- 7/32 oz    Their status: common

They are insectivores (insects)

proboscis bat

  • Proboscus bats are also called the sharp-nosed bat.
  • They have long pointed noses.
  • Proboscus bats roost in groups lining up nose to tail during the day.
  • Proboscus bats nocturnal.
  • There is usually one dominate male in the group.
  • Proboscus bats have white stripes on their backs.  

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We are sitting in camp for the night. It was so cool to find these little bats all line to line in the trees. We wanted to stay and watch them leave for the night, but we had to head back before dark. The rainforest is full of many predators at night.

-Ellieand Edmond

 

 

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MAMMAL MONDAY # 63

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Ellie and Edmond ©

MAMMAL MONDAY # 63

We’ve backed our bags and are going to Europe to find a member of the flying mammal club! And since there’s only one member of this club, it’s obvious we are going to meet a bat! Grab those night vision goggles and let’s head off on today’s adventure.

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MEET THE LESSER HORSESHOE BAT!

lesser horseshoe bat   Range/Habitat: Europe-North Africa-W. Asia/ scrub-woods

   Diet: Insectivore: insects

   Length/Weight: 1 ½”/ 3/8 oz

   Conservation Status: common

 

Fun Facts:

  • Lesser Horseshoe bats are one of the smallest bats in the world.
  • They have a horseshoe shaped nose.
  • Lesser horseshoe bats live in colonies.
  • Lesser horseshoe bats are smaller than a human thumb.
  • They hibernate underground in the winter.
  • Lesser horseshoe bats usually fly close to the ground.

These tiny little flying mammals are ugly and cute and the same time. Bats come in all shapes and sizes and they are all beneficial! Bats rock!

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OCTOBER CRAFT!! BAT MASK!!!

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ellie and Edmond ©

October Craft!!

BAT MASK!

It’s almost Halloween and we thought a bat masks would be perfect! We have come up with a bat mask design! We have instructions for both the paper mask and a felt version!

 

Materials: (We showing the felt version here)

  • Pattern for Paper or Felt Mask
  • Print out on Cardstock (if making paper mask)
  • Crayons, Markers or Colored Pencils (if making paper mask)
  • Felt (brown)
  • Hot glue (for felt masks- to be used by an adult)
  • Hole punch (For both)
  • Scissors (For both)
  • String or ribbon (For both)

 

Instructions for Paper Mask:

1.     Print out the pattern for your mask on cardstock

2.     Cut out your mask and color.

3.     Punch holes in each side of the mask.

4.     Attach ribbon to each side and tie it your face J!

 

Instructions for Felt Mask:

1.     Print out Pattern and trace it on the felt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.     Cut out the mask. When done, cut out eye holes by folding bat wing in half & cutting an oval.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.     Decorate your mask with glitter, etc… if you want to dress it up!

4.     Punch holes in the sides of mask. Tie or glue ribbon to the holes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.     Wear your mask!

 

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HALLOWEEN WEEK! MONSTOROUS MAMMAL MONDAY!

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Ellie and Edmond ©

HALLOWEEN WEEK!

MONSTROUS  MAMMAL MONDAY!

We’re celebrating weird, creepy and feared animals this week as Halloween approaches! These animals haunt your dreams and make you have goose bumps! Ok, these animals are not that bad, but they often have bad reputations! First up we’re off to meet a flying mammal that comes out at night! Grab your night vision goggles and let’s do this!

MEET THE MAURITIAN TOMB BAT!

   Range/Habitat: Central- South Africa/ scrub-savannas

   Diet: Insectivore: insects

   Length/Weight: 2 ¾-3 ½”/ 1 1/16 oz

  Conservation Status: common

 

 

 

Fun Facts:

  • Mauritian Tomb Bats make a variety of vocalizations (not all audible are to humans).
  • They use echolocation to find prey.
  • Mauritian Tomb Bats roosts in trees and buildings.
  • They roost in small groups instead of large colonies.
  • Mauritian Tomb Bats have good eyesight.
  • They are nocturnal (active at night).

Mauritian Tomb Bats are really cool. Well, all bats are really cool if you ask us. Most bats eat insects, some eat fruit and yes there are a few who drink blood! Wow! What’s your favorite thing about bats?

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MAMMAL MONDAY # 27

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Ellie and Edmond ©

MAMMAL MONDAY # 27

We’re back to our regularly scheduled program this morning and it’s time to meet a flying mammal from the deserts of Northern Africa! That’s right folks, we’re talking bats today and have we found a tough little one for you today! Grab your night vision goggles and let’s head out to the desert on the Mammal Monday!

MEET THE DESERT LONG EARED BAT!

   Range/Habitat: North Africa-Western Asia/deserts

   Diet: Carnivore: insects, scorpions

   Length/Weight: 2 ½-2 ¾”/ 1 oz

   Conservation Status: least concern

 

 

 

Fun Facts:

  • Desert Long Eared Bats are one of the few desert dwelling bat species on earth.
  • Desert long eared bats roost in groups in caves and buildings.
  • Their ears are around 1 ½” long and sit horizontally on their foreheads.
  • They are known to go into a hibernation like state during very dry periods or droughts.
  • Desert long eared bats often hunt in pairs.
  • Their main prey item are scorpions! They even eat very toxic scorpions, including their poison glands.
  • When Desert long eared bats attack a scorpion they often get stung on the face without harm, because they are immune to the venom.

 

WOW! Can you imagine eating a scorpion? We would definitely like to avoid having them on our menus, but these awesome bats don’t only eat them but they are immune to their venom! Animal’s adaptations just never cease to amaze us!

 

 

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MONSTROUS MAMMAL MONDAY #11

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Ellie and Edmond ©

MONSTROUS MAMMAL MONDAY# 11

We’re featuring animals this week that are considered creepy or scary in honor of Halloween coming up. People often get so scared of our animal friends and they get a bad reputation.  Sometimes they may even be a little scary, but we love all animals! Sometimes we just love them from a distance J! Today’s animal is a bat with sharp pointy teeth and a really bad reputation! Let’s meet them! And by the way they’re not monsters!

 

MEET THE COMMON VAMPIRE BAT!

Range/Habitat: Mexico-South America/roost in caves, mines, trees

Diet: Hematophagy: blood of mammals such as cattle, pigs and tapirs

Length/Weight: 2 ¾”-3 ¾”/ around 1 oz

Conservation Status: common

 

Fun Facts:

  • Common Vampire Bats are one of three bats that’s only source of food is the blood of other animals.
  • They have sharp thin-pointed teeth they use to bite animals.
  • Their teeth are so sharp that often the animals do not feel the bite.
  • Common vampire bats are strong fliers.
  • They have strong forelimbs and legs that help them get around on the ground. In fact they are very agile and speedy.
  • Common vampire bats have heat seeking receptors in their nose to help them locate veins closest to the skin.
  • Common vampire bats are nocturnal (active at night).
  • Common vampire bats live in large groups of usually several hundred individuals. They are known to have strong family bonds. There is even evidence of females adopting young bats that are orphaned.

We’ll admit these bats are a little creepy. But all animals have a place in this world. So we respect them all, again from a distance!

 

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VAMPIRE BAT CRAFT!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Ellie and Edmond ©

Vampire Bat Sock Puppet

What’s scarier than a bat that drinks blood to survive? Making your own out of a sock, some felt, googly eyes and glue! Vampire bats are real and they’re pretty creepy little flying mammals! But this harmless version is loads of fun to make and play with!

Materials:

Materials you'll need for your bat!

One brown sock (black will do)

Brown stiff felt

White felt

Red felt

Googly eyes

Hot glue (to be used only by an adult) or thick tacky glue

Patterns for wings, fangs, ears and mouth (provided)

Instructions:

1)      Cut out the patterns for the wing, ear, fangs and mouth

2)      Trace wing and ear patterns on brown felt and cut out. Remember you need two wings and two ears.

3)      Trace fangs on white felt and cut out.

4)      Trace mouth on red felt and cut out.

5)      Determine what part of the sock you want to be on top. Tuck the end of the sock in and glue the red mouth on the bottom. If using a glue gun, have an adult use it. If using tacky glue, you will have to hold the felt pieces for few minutes until they’re secure.

Put your hand in and see where you want the mouth to go.

6)      Then glue the fangs on the top edge of the sock.

glue the fangs on

7)      Next glue the eyes on top of the sock.

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8)      Then glue the ears about an inch and half behind the eyes.

glue on the ears

9)      Glue the wings on the sides of the sock about inch and a half behind the ears.

glue on the wings

Once the glue has cooled, your bat is complete!

Here we are with our finished bat!

Now you can put your hand in and make him fly and bite people! (Ok, don’t really have him bite people!) We couldn’t find a sock to fit Edmond’s hooves, so Ellie is playing with our vampire bat sock puppet using her trunk! We would love to see pictures of your completed bats! Post them on our Facebook page!  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ellie-and-Edmond/254090144618348

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