Happy Friday!! More pictures from the zoo! Mammals!

Next up is something that is creepy, but thankfully they were asleep..... so here is a question.  What mammal (click on the word to see what they are) sleeps during the day?  Here is a hint:  A Superhero is named after this mammal.   Did you guess?   The mammal is

and of course the hero is Batman! 

Since I was there during the day, the bats were sleeping.  They sleep upside down

I think they are creepy........ and I am glad they were behind a window and in a cage.  I wonder what they do at night, just fly around their cage?   Maybe the zoo helpers put some bugs and other "tasty" items for them to eat.

Bats come in a variety of sizes here is a diagram of how big they can be

Here is a closer look

Did you see how big the Island Flying Fox can get?  42 inches!!

Check out this video about bats from National Geographic.  I will warn you, it may be a little creepy.


Another mammal is the bear

Here is the bear at the zoo

While we were there he became facinated with a rope that was in the tree.  A few of us stayed to watch him climb up the tree.

click above for the video

That is it for today!!   I hope you have a good weekend and look for more next week! 

your friend,

Flat