
Bats: Friend or foe?
6 Minute English
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Introduction
Bats account for one five of all mammal species. There's a huge variety of them, from tiny fruit eating bats that fit into the palm of your hand to giant carnivals or meat eaters. In the united states, most bats are insectivorous in their really important consumers of different kinds of insect pests. And here in the united States, it's estimated that bats provide billions of dollars every year to the us Agricultural industry through their voracious consumption of agricultural pest insects.
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