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- From: pj04781@austin.lockheed.com (pj04781)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
- Subject: Re: I was dive bombed by a bat!
- Message-ID: <1449@shrike.com>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 04:19:52 GMT
- References: <1992Dec17.234448.2382@advtech.uswest.com>
- Organization: "Lockheed Austin Division, 6800 Burleson Rd, Austin, TX 78744
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- In article <1992Dec17.234448.2382@advtech.uswest.com> jsims@uswest.com (John Sims) writes:
- >
- >Peacefully sitting in my family room last night my head was suddenly buzzed
- >by a brown flying creature. At first I thought it was a bird, but then I
- >realized that this is December in Colorado and there are no birds.
- >
- >Anyway if there are any net.bat.experts out there, I'm wondering:
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- < questions deleted >
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- >5) Any other info on bats that might be interesting or relevant.
- >
- >thanks,
- >John Sims
-
- I'm not a bat expert, but bats are harmless. They eat many times their
- weight in flying insects each night. It is odd for them to be out in
- cold weather as they are warm-blooded creatures that usually hibernate
- or migrate for the winter, depending on the species. For more information
- on bats and their role in the ecosystem, you can write:
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- Bat Conservation International
- P.O. Box 162603
- Austin, TX 78716-2603 U.S.A
-
- They have some interesting and informative literature and pointers to
- other reference materials for those who want it.
-
- Cheers,
- frank
- --
- Frank G. Smith ( frank@austin.lockheed.com ) *Help eradicate multi-line sigs*
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