Family portrait . Family portrait . . .
Early summer is when most North American bats give birth.
During the day, each young clutches th e mother's perch with one foot and holds on to her body with a wing. She leaves them alone at night when she goes out to feed, but if necessary, she will move them, the babies clinging tightly to her with their milk teeth. The pups begin flying at three t o four weeks and are weaned only a few weeks later. Photo of Cover Bat Conservation International, Inc., 1997. Absolutely no rights of distribution by sale or other transfer of ownership or by rental, lease or lending, preparation of derivitive works, or reproduction, in whole or in part, is granted.