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Bat Facts

Discover amazing facts about the bats that live in Ireland.

  • Bat flying around a pumpkin cartoon

    A year in a bat’s life

    What does a bat get up to in the different months of the year?

  • Lesser horse shoe bat

    Our Irish bats

    Irish bats

  • Bats hanging in a tree

    What’s so special about bats?

    Special things about bats

  • Illustrated bat using echolocation

    Are bats blind?

    Are bats blind

  • Illustrated bat hanging from a tree

    Where bats live in Ireland

    Where bats live in Ireland

  • Daubenton's bat hunting over water

    Are bats good or bad?

    It turns out bats do lots of things that are good for people.

  • Bats in a tree

    Bats and biodiversity

    Bats and biodiversity

  • Nathusius' pipistrelle bat in full flight

    Myths and legends

    Myths about bats

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