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Bats! Though
we have seen these bat many times, it wasn't until the past year we
were able to examine them up close. On several recent occasions we
came across these bats just hanging out in natural and man made
caves in Massachusetts. Though most fear being bitten by bats,
they seemed very acquiescent when they were gently touched.
Unlike most believe, bats do not attack humans. Also only one
percent of bats carry rabies and those who do, die very quickly. Just
to be safe we were wearing gloves when petting these winged
hamsters.
There are 3
types of bats in New England, little brown myotis which are 3
1/2" long with a wing span of 9". and the big brown bats
and eastern red bats that are 4 1/2" long with a wing span of
12". I'm
not a bat expert but I would guess that in the photo, the Bat on the
left is an eastern red and the one on the right is a little brown
myotis.
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