Columbus Zoo na Twitteru: "It's #BatAppreciationDay! 🦇 Did you know bats are also the only mammals that can truly fly? The large flying fox's wingspan alone can reach up to 6 feet--wow!
![Bats are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight 🦇 They're actually even more manoeuvrable than birds. What about gliding possums and flying squirrels, you say? 🐿 Yes, they do Bats are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight 🦇 They're actually even more manoeuvrable than birds. What about gliding possums and flying squirrels, you say? 🐿 Yes, they do](https://i.redd.it/11g4ybi6xh151.png)
Bats are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight 🦇 They're actually even more manoeuvrable than birds. What about gliding possums and flying squirrels, you say? 🐿 Yes, they do
![Fruit bats are the only bats that can't (and never could) use echolocation. Now we're closer to knowing why Fruit bats are the only bats that can't (and never could) use echolocation. Now we're closer to knowing why](https://images.theconversation.com/files/387685/original/file-20210304-13-p6k1ov.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1200&h=675.0&fit=crop)