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Bats: Their World Upside Down

Why do bats hang upside down?

Aired 10/01/2022 | Rating TV-G

Science Trek

Bats: Their World Upside Down

Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

Why do bats hang upside down?

How do bats hang upside down for long periods of time? It takes some special adaptations in their toes and leg muscles. Find out how those work and why bats hang upside down in the first place.

Aired 10/01/2022 | Rating TV-G

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Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by Sparklight, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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