Assertion: bat | /r/CapableOf | take flight
Facets:
value: from the ground
type: LOCATION
value: directly
type: MANNER
value: from this position
type: LOCATION
value: easily
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Some bats take flight easily from the ground: members of the genus Macrotus do so simply by flapping, while vampire bats (Desmodus) leap into the air and then spread their wings and fly.
text: They do this not only for protection, but because this is the only way that a bat can take off in flight.
text: Bats at rest hang head down, grasping a twig or crevice with their clawed feet; they take off into flight from this position.
text: Particularly after a large meal, a bat may not be able to take flight directly from the ground.
text: When you enter the attic, the bats will quickly retreat out of sight (rather than take flight).
text: When people enter a cave, their lights, voices, and body heat disturb the bats' sleep, often to the point where they awake completely and take flight.
text: It also makes it possible for them to be able to take off in flight.