Desert Diary May 2, 2002 - Bat Pollination

Desert Diary May 2, 2002 - Bat Pollination
University of Texas
Chihuahuan Desert Museum

"It's time you were told about the birds and the bees." How many parents have gone through this with their pre-adolescents? Perhaps, though, we should be telling our children about the bats and the bees. After all, bats are mammals, just as we are, and--more's the wonder--some of them are as industrious pollinators as are bees.

One group of our Chihuahuan Desert bats are notable for their long snouts--so noticeable that one kind even has the common name of "Long-nosed Bat".

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