I'm afraid of bats.

Most microbats feed on insects.

The three species of microbats that feed on the blood of large mammals or birds (vampire bats) exist in the Americas south of the United States.

Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV), discovered in 1996, is similar to rabies and is believed to be prevalent in native bat populations.

Vampire bats are believed to be the only species of bats in the world to adopt another young bat if something happens to the bat's mother.

Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera, and its only family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera (bats).

Vampire bats are the only mammals that feed exclusively on blood.

Research in Jamaica has shown that mining for bat guano is directly related to the loss of bat species, associated invertebrates and fungi, and is the greatest threat to bat caves on the island.

Vampire bats also share a strong family bond with members of the colony, which is believed to be why they are the only bats to take up this adoption characteristic.

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Vampire bat colony numbers can range in the thousands in roosting sites.

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OHCHR circulated a questionnaire among the NGOs to collect data for this report.

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On rare occasions, bats have been carried to the island with the winds, but they are not able to breed there.

The greatest damage caused by mining to caves with extant guano deposits is to the bat colonies themselves.

The highest occurrence of rabies in vampire bats occurs in the large populations found in South America.

However, the risk of infection to the human population is less than to livestock exposed to bat bites.

The text of rule 47 of the rules of procedure as amended by decision 21 COP.2 is attached to ICCD COP(3) 13.

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