AV Script: VERY ELEMENTARY BATS

AV Script: Very Elementary Bats

Very Elementary Bats
Script
Audiovisual Program
photos copyright: Merlin D. Tuttle
Produced by:
Bat Conservation International Inc.
P.O. Box 162603
Austin, Texas 78716

IMAGES SCRIPT

0. Blank Music begins...

1. Title Very Elementary Bats

2. Gambian epauleted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus) This is a story about bats. No, not baseball bats -- these bats are animals.

3. South-eastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius) emerging from cave Each night when you go to sleep, thousands of bats in your neighborhood are just waking up.

4. Straw-colored flying fox (Eidolon helvum) There are many kinds of bats, more than 10, more than 100, there are almost 1000 -- that's a lot!

5. Chapin's free-tailed bat (Tadarida chapini) This bat has hair that stands up on his head like a Mohawk.

6. Buttikhofer's epauleted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi) Some have big eyes...

7. Mexican funnel-eared bat (Natalus stramineus) and some have tiny eyes...

8. Wahlberg's epauleted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) with mouth full of food some make funny faces...

9. Heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor) and some have rabbit ears.

10. Lesser mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma hardwickei) This one has a tail like a mouse -- but he's not a mouse, he's a bat!

11. Bumblebee bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) hand held Meet the smallest bat in the world. He weighs less than a penny.

12. Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lyei) held by monk This bat is very large. His wings stretch out more than three feet!

13. Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lyei) backlit in flight A bat's wing is really its hand. Does it look like your hand?

14. Yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons) in flight This bat has beautiful yellow wings, but it is not a bird. It does not have feathers.

15. Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Bats are mammals, like us. All mammals have hair or fur. Bats have soft silky fur just like dogs and cats.

16. Mother and young Gambian epauleted fruit bats (Epomophorus gambianus) Mammals give Birth to live babies. They do not lay eggs like birds.

17. Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) and young Most mother bats have just one baby a year. Babies nurse their mother's milk.

18. D'Orbigny's round-eared bat (Tonatia sylvicola) carrying a katydid When bats grow up they eat different things. Many kinds of bats eat insects.

19. Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) in flight Bats like this one can eat up to 600 mosquitoes in one hour! That means less mosquitoes to bite you!

20. Frog-eating bat (Trachops cirrhosus) Some bats hunt for frogs...

21. Fisherman bat (Noctilio leporinus) and other bats go fishing with their feet! Bats are pretty interesting animals aren't they!

22. Common long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) pollinating a rain forest flower Many bats drink the juice from flowers, just like hummingbirds. This helps the flowers to produce new plants.

23. Short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx) pollinating a wild banana flower Do you like bananas? In some places bananas could not grow without the help of bats.

24. Straw-colored flying fox (Eidolon helvum) eating a fig Bats also like to eat ripe fruit from trees. But they don't like the seeds and drop them as they fly. These seeds can grow into new trees.

25. Gambian epauleted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus) carrying a fig Fruit bats like this one help rain forests to survive.

26. Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) in a cave Bats are found in many kinds of places; some live in caves.

27. Yellow bat (Lasiurus ega) in palm frond Others live in trees. This bat lives in a palm tree. See how his fur matches the leaves? He is well-hidden in his home.

28. Honduran white bats (Ectophylla alba) in leaf tent These pretty white bats live under big leaves in a tropical rain forest.

29. Hubbard's Cave entrance In places with cold snowy winters some bats must move to caves or mines where they

30. Hibernating Eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) hibernate all winter and wait for spring. This sleeping bat is covered with water droplets.

31. Pallid bats (Antrozous pallidus) in barn roost Sometimes bats move into buildings and live in toasty warm attics.

32. Red bat (Lasiurus borealis) roosting in fall leaves Bats are cute, but they are wild animals and wild animals should be left alone.

33. Western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis) roosting on rock They are not pets like your dog or cat. They do not want you to pick them up.

34. Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) in attic Bats usually hide in places where you can't find them. If you find one on the ground it may be sick. Don't ever touch one our you could get sick too.

35. Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) Bats are very special animals. They're helpful and they are our friends.

36. Tome's long-eared bat (Lonchorhina aurita) perched You're lucky! You know a lot about bats. You have learned many things even grown-ups don't know.

37. California leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus californicus) You know that there are many different kinds of bats in the world...

38. Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) in flight with katydid and you know that bats help us by catching insects, and...

39. Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) pollinating saguaro cactus helping flowers and trees to grow.

40. Evening bats (Nycticeius humeralis) in building And also, do remember that bats are wild animals that should never be touched.

41. Gambian epauleted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus) in flight Bats need friends like you. You can make new friends for bats by telling your friends and family about all the interesting bat facts you have learned today.

42. Wrinkle-lipped bats (Tadarida plicata) emergence And tonight when you go to bed, perhaps you'll dream about all the wonderful things bats are doing, flying around in the night -- while you're fast asleep.

43. Honduran white bats (Ectophylla alba) in leaf tent Credit slide.

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IMAGES	SCRIPT
0. Blank	Music begins...
1. Title	Very Elementary Bats
2. Gambian epauleted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus)	This is a story about bats. No, not baseball bats -- these bats are animals.
3. South-eastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius) emerging from cave	Each night when you go to sleep, thousands of bats in your neighborhood are just waking up.
4. Straw-colored flying fox (Eidolon helvum)	There are many kinds of bats, more than 10, more than 100, there are almost 1000 -- that's a lot!
5. Chapin's free-tailed bat (Tadarida chapini)	This bat has hair that stands up on his head like a Mohawk.
6. Buttikhofer's epauleted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi)	Some have big eyes...
7. Mexican funnel-eared bat (Natalus stramineus)	and some have tiny eyes...
8. Wahlberg's epauleted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) with mouth full of food	some make funny faces...
9. Heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor)	and some have rabbit ears.
10. Lesser mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma hardwickei)	This one has a tail like a mouse -- but he's not a mouse, he's a bat!
11. Bumblebee bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) hand held	Meet the smallest bat in the world. He weighs less than a penny.
12. Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lyei) held by monk	This bat is very large. His wings stretch out more than three feet!
13. Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lyei) backlit in flight	A bat's wing is really its hand. Does it look like your hand?
14. Yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons) in flight	This bat has beautiful yellow wings, but it is not a bird. It does not have feathers.

15. Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)	Bats are mammals, like us. All mammals have hair or fur. Bats have soft silky fur just like dogs and cats.
16. Mother and young Gambian epauleted fruit bats (Epomophorus gambianus)	Mammals give Birth to live babies. They do not lay eggs like birds.
17. Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) and young	Most mother bats have just one baby a year. Babies nurse their mother's milk.
18. D'Orbigny's round-eared bat (Tonatia sylvicola) carrying a katydid	When bats grow up they eat different things. Many kinds of bats eat insects.
19. Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) in flight	Bats like this one can eat up to 600 mosquitoes in one hour! That means less mosquitoes to bite you!
20. Frog-eating bat (Trachops cirrhosus)	Some bats hunt for frogs...
21. Fisherman bat (Noctilio leporinus)	and other bats go fishing with their feet! Bats are pretty interesting animals aren't they!
22. Common long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) pollinating a rain forest flower	Many bats drink the juice from flowers, just like hummingbirds. This helps the flowers to produce new plants.
23. Short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx) pollinating a wild banana flower	Do you like bananas? In some places bananas could not grow without the help of bats.
24. Straw-colored flying fox (Eidolon helvum) eating a fig	Bats also like to eat ripe fruit from trees. But they don't like the seeds and drop them as they fly. These seeds can grow into new trees.
25. Gambian epauleted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus) carrying a fig	Fruit bats like this one help rain forests to survive.
26. Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) in a cave	Bats are found in many kinds of places; some live in caves.
27. Yellow bat (Lasiurus ega) in palm frond	Others live in trees. This bat lives in a palm tree. See how his fur matches the leaves? He is well-hidden in his home.
28. Honduran white bats (Ectophylla alba) in leaf tent	These pretty white bats live under big leaves in a tropical rain forest.
29. Hubbard's Cave entrance	In places with cold snowy winters some bats must move to caves or mines where they
30. Hibernating Eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus)	hibernate all winter and wait for spring. This sleeping bat is covered with water droplets.
31. Pallid bats (Antrozous pallidus) in barn roost	Sometimes bats move into buildings and live in toasty warm attics.
32. Red bat (Lasiurus borealis) roosting in fall leaves	Bats are cute, but they are wild animals and wild animals should be left alone.
33. Western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis) roosting on rock	They are not pets like your dog or cat. They do not want you to pick them up.
34. Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) in attic	Bats usually hide in places where you can't find them. If you find one on the ground it may be sick. Don't ever touch one our you could get sick too.
35. Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus)	Bats are very special animals. They're helpful and they are our friends.
36. Tome's long-eared bat (Lonchorhina aurita) perched	You're lucky! You know a lot about bats. You have learned many things even grown-ups don't know.
37. California leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus californicus)	You know that there are many different kinds of bats in the world...
38. Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) in flight with katydid	and you know that bats help us by catching insects, and...
39. Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) pollinating saguaro cactus	helping flowers and trees to grow.
40. Evening bats (Nycticeius humeralis) in building	And also, do remember that bats are wild animals that should never be touched.
41. Gambian epauleted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus) in flight	Bats need friends like you. You can make new friends for bats by telling your friends and family about all the interesting bat facts you have learned today.
42. Wrinkle-lipped bats (Tadarida plicata) emergence	And tonight when you go to bed, perhaps you'll dream about all the wonderful things bats are doing, flying around in the night -- while you're fast asleep.
43. Honduran white bats (Ectophylla alba) in leaf tent	Credit slide.