What do you know about bats?

Here's a word puzzle to test your knowledge!

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1. The only mammals that really fly.
2. Without bats we would not have Chicle plants; chewing __ __ __ is made from these.
3. This is the favorite food of most bats.
4. Some belfries about bats are very ______.
5. How some bats "see" with their ears.
6. A bat is a ____________, just like you.
7. The number of bats that lay eggs.
8. A food for bats -- pepper is one kind.
9. A bat is NOT a flying ____________, as many people think.
10. Bats will not fly into your ________ as many people believe.
11. Bats do ______ "carry" rabies, even though about one-half of one-percent get sick and die from this disease each year.

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1. A favorite fruit of tropical bats.
2. Bats keep their fur gleaming clean by ________________.

12. Some bats roost in these.
13. Bats are night ____________.
14. Most bats are ______ and timid.
15. A tropical fruit for bats.
16. Some bats ____________ for echoes to find their way in the dark.
17. Bats are active at __________.
18. Bats sleep ____side down.
19. Bats ______ very important wherever they live!