Bats are not hatched, this is because they are actually placental mammals and all mammals have live births just like humans. Bats also drink milk from their mothers after they are born, just like all other mammals. In spring, bats return from migration or awaken from hibernation. It is during this time that the female bats begin having baby bats. A baby bat is referred to as a “pup.” Bat pups are very small when they are born, but they grow quickly. In fact, some species of bats will be flying and hunting on their own only a month or so after being born.
Bats, just like people, usually only have one baby at a time, and also just like people, they may sometimes occasionally have twins. When a pup is born it does not have hair. In addition, they are tiny, scrawny and pink. They have very strong legs and claws that help them hang tight onto their mother when she is roosting, and to the walls of the caves in which they reside when mother bat is not there. Unfortunately, if a pup loses its grip and falls, it will die.
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