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Below, you will find the lyrics for The Truth About Bats by Addison Anderson.
Flying through the night, I watch over this world
A silent guardian, a watchful protector, a dark knight, I'm
Okay, fine. So, I'm not Batman. I'm just a bat
But like Batman, I'm often misunderstood
People think I'm scary, strange and dangerous
If they only knew my story, though, I'd be cheered as a hero
When people think of bats
Many think of vampires who want to suck their blood
But the truth is that out of over 1200 bat species
Only three are vampire bats
Out of these three, only one prefers the blood of mammals
And even these bats mostly feed on cattle
Maybe that still doesn't seem so great
But vampire bats can be a great help to humans
A chemical known as desmoteplase found in vampire bat saliva
Helps break down blood clots
And is being tested by recovering stroke victims
Of the remaining 1000+ species of bats, about 70% feed on insects
These bats help control the real vampires
Mosquitos, whose nasty bites are not just annoying
But spread diseases, like West Nile virus
A single little brown bat can eat 1000 insects every hour
And a colony of Mexican free-tailed bats can eat several tons of moths
In just one night
In the United States alone
Bats provide an estimated 3.7 billion dollars worth
Of free pest control for farmers
Which benefits everyone who eats the foods that they grow
Fruit bats, also called megabats because of their large size
Are important for the role they play in plant pollination
By traveling between flowers while feeding on nectar and fruits
These bats transport the pollen and seeds that help plants reproduce
In Southeast Asia, for example
The cave nectar bat is the only pollinator of the durian fruit
Other bats pollinate peaches, bananas
And the agave plants that tequila is made from
Without them
Many of our food plants would be unable to produce
The tasty fruits we enjoy
As heroes of the ecosystem, bats have their own unique utility belts
Bats have been a source of inspiration for the design of flying robots
And even an energy-efficient spy plane
As they are the only mammal capable of true powered flight
Echolocation, a type of biological sonar, is also used by bats
As a way to navigate
And find prey in the dark
Although there's a common misconception that bats are blind
In truth, all species of bats have sight
And some have even adapted large eyes to see better in dim lighting
Many people worry about getting infected by bats
And like any other animals, bats can carry diseases, like rabies
In reality, though, less than .5% of all bats carry this virus
That's about the same odds as getting the same result on a coin flip
Eight times in a row
The perception that bats are often diseased
May come from the fact that sick bats
Who may show unusual behavior, emerge during the daytime
Or be unable to fly
Are more likely to be encountered by people
So a good way to protect yourself is to protect bats as well
Keeping them healthy, protecting their habitats
And reducing their risk of transmitting disease
In North America, bats are threatened by a devastating sickness
Called white-nose syndrome
This fungal infection causes bats to wake up
While hibernating during a winter
Unable to find food, they expend large amounts of energy
And eventually starve to death
White-nose syndrome has wiped out entire caves full of bats
With a mortality rate that can exceed 90%
Climate change and habitat destruction
Also pose serious threats to bat populations
For example, in January 2014, a record heat wave in Australia
Caused over 100,000 bats to die from heat exhaustion
Some people just want to watch the world burn
And bats all over the world are threatened by damage
To the places that we call home
Including mangrove swamps
Old-growth forests
And, of course, bat caves
So even though I'm the hero of the story, I do need to be saved
And now that you know the true story about us bats
You can learn how to protect such heroic animals
Install a properly designed bat box
One of the easiest ways to provide shelter for bats
Discourage the use of pesticides, which can harm bats
When we try to feed on the insects you want to get rid of
In the first place
Avoid going into caves where you might disturb hibernating bats
And always decontaminate your gear after visiting a cave
If you have unwanted bats living in an attic or barn
Contact your local government to safely and humanely relocate us
And if you come across a bat, do not attempt to handle it
But instead, call Animal Control
Batman might want to keep his identity secret
But a great way to help real bats is by continuing to learn about them
And spreading the truth that they are real heroes
Even if their good deeds are often unseen
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