Science Week: Bats in 4th and 5th Class
18th Nov 2024
Today we learned about bats with Phoebe Larkin from the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Here are some facts about bats.
- 9 Species live in Ireland.
- Most common species is the pippistrelles.
- Myotis bats live under the Inagh bridge
- 14,000 individual species of bats live in the west of Ireland
Myths
- bats do not carry rabies,
- bats do not fly into your hair,
- bats do not drink your blood,
- bats are not blind.
Bats are truely interesting mammals
By Sophie and Emily.
St.Flannan's National School, Inagh, Ennis, County Clare | Phone and Fax: 065 6836778