Our Bat Inquiry Continues

Vampire Bats

What we know on Nov 25

Emma: They don’t drink blood at people. They drink blood at cows.

Addie: They drink blood from sheep.

Joban: They drink blood from horses.

Matias: Vampire bats drink blood from owls.

Miele: They come from South America.

Addie: They live in caves.

Makena: They have arms inside their wings (fingers) and they can hear far away.

Miele and Addie: They are as big as our thumbs.

Addie: They comb each other.

Makena:They use echolocation. It means they can see in the dark.

Addie: Their echo bounces back off the wall.

What do we want to learn

Jack: Do they have blood in their bodies?

Kensie: What happens if a bat flies into a volcano and it gets hot?

Rhys: About their blood.

Emma: How big are their eyes?

Makena: How big are their tongues?

Grace: How big are the bat’s wings?

Jordyn: I don’t know what I want to learn.

Matias: How big is their nose?

Addies: How big are their teeth?

Miele: What about their lips?

Koltyn: I actually don’t know.

Joban: I don’t know.

When looking closely at a picture of a vampire bat feeding, there was debate over something red. Was it blood or the bat’s tongue?

Kensie: It’s blood..

Addie: No, it’s the tongue.

Makena: No, it’s blood. Kensie’s right. She’s not telling a story or a fib!

* Please note: These are direct quotes so odd grammar is true to the speaker.

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