Look at the white bats, they look like cotton balls, after seeing them you will say – the cutest creature in the world.

By now you must have seen black or brown bats. Who often come out at night and scare us. But today we are going to tell you about Honduran White Bats, seeing which you will not feel scared at all. Because they look like cotton balls. Looking at these small and very cute bats, you will also say that they are the cutest creatures in the world. His qualities are tremendous.

According to the report of Live Science, these bats with fluffy white fur and big yellow nose and ears weigh only 9 grams. These bats, found in Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama in Central America, are known as ‘Honduran White Bat’. They are also called Caribbean white tent-making bats or cotton ball-bats. Their nose is upturned, which differentiates them from other bats. But their number is only 2 percent of the 1400 species of bats present on earth.

live in houses under leaves
The size you see in the picture is their maximum size. According to experts, male ‘Honduran White Bats’ are slightly larger and heavier than female bats. They make homes under the leaves of the Heliconia plant. We satisfy our hunger only by gnawing them. As they gnaw on the leaves, they fold down and form a small tent, through which the bats can hide from predators. Hence the term tent-making bat is used for them.

Up to 17 bats live in a group
Sometimes, several bats stick to a single leaf, where they rest during the day. Up to 17 bats live in a group. Researchers previously thought that males build tents to attract females for physical relations, but a study published in the journal Acta Chiropterologica in 2006 provided the first evidence that females also build tents. This confirmed that both of them make tents for living.

white bats are herbivores
Bats are generally known to eat insects. Some even suck blood, but the white bats of Honduras are vegetarians. Generally they spend their life under the leaves and like to live peacefully. He likes figs very much. That’s why they often sit on the fig tree day and night. Their smell calls them near. However, the white bats of Honduras have been put in the red list by the International Union for Conservation of Nature because they are becoming extinct very fast. Many efforts are being made to save them. Even fig trees are being planted where they live.

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