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How do bats help people? |
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Bats eat bugs so the bugs don't bug people! Bats keep the insect population down. One small brown bat can eat 600 mosquitoes in one hour! |
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Bats eat the bugs that feed on the farmer's crops. The farmer does not have to use so much bug spray and we have better fruits and vegetables. |
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Bats drop seeds and spread pollen from tree to tree. This helps more fruit and trees to grow. Especially in the rainforest, bats help the tropical fruits, like bananas, grow. |
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Doctors are studying bats to see if their saliva (spit) can make medicine to help people with heart trouble. |
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Go to this website for more information: Bats, Bats
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© Donna Bronzan 2002 |
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