Why do bats sleep upside down?
Moment of Um
American Public Media
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🗓️ 16 April 2024
⏱️ 5 minutes
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We already know that bats are amazing creatures. They are the only mammals that can fly. The bones in their wings resemble our fingers. They account for about one in five of all mammals living on the planet. And some can fly up to 99 miles per hour! But have you ever asked yourself why the heck they sleep upside down? We asked biologist DeeAnn Reeder to help us find the answer.
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| 1:07.0 | Answering those questions that make you go, uh, uh, uh, um, um, um, um, um, um, comes to you from APM studios. I'm Rosie DuPont. |
| 1:25.6 | Um, sometimes it's kind of hard for me to fall asleep. |
| 1:31.6 | I'll hop into bed, turn off the lights and my brain just spins and |
| 1:36.1 | spins. I'll try laying on my back, I'll try falling asleep on my side, on my stomach |
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