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Last Updated: Monday August 14 2006 12:52 GMT

Quiz: Bats

A vampire bat

Question 1

How heavy is the UK's most common bat?

A: As heavy as a can of cola
B: As heavy as a chocolate bar
C: As heavy as a two pence coin

Question 2

How many mosquitoes can a bat eat in one hour?

A: 30
B: 100
C: 600

Question 3

How do bats 'see' in the dark?

A: They can see heat
B: They use a type of sonar
C: With little torches strapped to their heads

Question 4

How many species of bat drink blood?

A: 1
B: 3
C: 10

Question 5

How old is the oldest bat fossil?

A: 20 million years
B: 60 million years
C: 80 million years

Question 6

What does the latin word for bat, chiroptera, mean?

A: Flying mouse
B: Leather wing
C: Hand wing

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