They care for and nurse the baby for up to eight weeks after birth.
Most bats produce only one baby per year.
The young bat is left behind while the mother goes out on nightly food foraging flights. Using their amazing sonar ability to maneuver in the dark, the bat catches food while flying. Passing up insects that humans consider beneficial, bats eat only insects that are considered pests. In one hour a bat can eat 600 mosquito-sized insects. A bat emits high-frequency sounds that bounce back to its ears, enabling it to detect in total darkness objects as fine as a human hair.