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Bats are well suited to life upside down, sleeping for up to 20 hours a day and flying by the power of jazz hands.
Museum scientist Steph Holt shows us some bat specimens and their incredible adaptations.
#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Bats #NocturnalAnimals
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00:00 Introduction and welcome
00:11 Do all bats hang upside down?
04:29 Is it true that bats can sleep for up to 20 hours?
06:26 Can you tell us about this mouse-eared bat specimen?
08:59 What can we do in the UK to help bat species?