Bats! The Good the Bad, the Scientific!

Today was super cool. Some guests from Fish and Game came to talk to us about BATS. Bats are often seen as SCARY, but we decided that they are the good guys!

With the Fish and Game guest speakers we dispelled the following myths about bats:

• Bats are NOT attracted to human hair 
• Bats do NOT suck human blood. Vampire bats only eat blood from domesticated animals. (They lap it up, not suck)
• Most Bats do NOT carry rabies, but we should never touch one just in case.

We were also really excited to learn about Bats in Alaska!

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  Only in the last year have we discovered the 7th type of bat found in Alaska, the Hoary Bat.

  
  
  

  

  Scientists are putting gates over mines and caves to protect Alaskan Bats from White Nose Syndrome

  
  

  

  On our Phenology hike today we found lots of ice! Sadly no Snow yet!