There are at least 1,700 kinds of bats.
Bats have a very sharp sense of smell and some have excellent eyesight.
Bats have been given a creepy or bad reputation that they really don't deserve. Fruit eating bats are important to people because the fruit seeds that pass through their body as droppings end up scattering seeds of many plants that are useful. The bats also serve to pollinate flowers of the plants they visit. Some of these plants that are pollinated are fruits that we eat, like bananas, peaches and figs, so they play an important part in our lives. Bats that eat insects are very important in controlling the insect population.