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For instance insect eating bats, because they consume so many insects, they fill a large role in killing insect population. >> a normally sized bat can eat up to 500 mosquitoes in an hour. >> if you are in an area where there are a lot of mosquitoes and see bats at night you should be thankful. >> absolutely. >> it translates into big money saved by agriculture. the mexican bat in texas each huge numbers of moths protecting the corn crops of the region. >> people estimated the financial impact o...

Varieties. but in the southeastern parts of the united states and in particular in texas there is an abundance of one species. the bat is believed to be home to the single largest colony of bats in the world. >> every year during the spring and the summer there is like 30 million bats in the cave. in the cave in the summer. so many bats the local weather stations use their doppler radar and see the cloud of bats coming out and spreading out to catch insects. it takes hours for them. there are so...

The droppings of fruit eating bats help to disperse seeds and regenerate trees and plants previously cut down. that is not the only benefit. >> bat droppings are really good for crops and there are all kinds of stories about the caves in the united states being harvested for fertilizer and explosive for the civil war. muzzles on these long nosed bats are designed to fit perfectly inside the cactus blossoms, blossoms that only open at night. >> agave, that is pollinated by bats? >> exactly. who d...

Mammals their size. research on bats is also helping the fight against cancer. scientists are trying to understand why bats dont develop tumors, like other mammals. and now, the possibility that they could help us fight current and future coronaviruses. >> people are working on vaccines. theyre working on drugs. thats what were looking for. and i see it as an opportunity. >> many people are surprised by the physiological similarities between bats and humans. and the information that we may be ab...

Berkeley, california, are looking to bats to find clues on how to help humans fight coronaviruses like covid-19. >> i think, in a way, theres actually a lot we can learn from bats. this group of animals thats been around for millions of years. how can we look at their history with viruses, and take that knowledge and think about therapeutics and treatments for ourselves? >> what is it about bats that allows some of them to host these viruses, without showing any illness? >> thats the question th...

Bat virus that is killing people. when covid-19 first surfaced in 2019 scientists around the world wanted to know where it came from and how the deadly virus ended up in humans. the answers are not certain but it seems likely coronavirus originated in bats. bats are a diverse and ancient creature and have been on earth longer than we have. but still there is a lot we dont know. we look at this animal and dig

And in an emergency, you need a network that puts you first. firstnet. the only officially authorized wireless network for first responders. for membership of us when we think of bats we think of one thing, rabies. the threat from the virus is often misunderstood. >> it is not very common for americans to get rabies. >> in any given year there is anywhere from zero to one to two people that might be infected from rabies and bats or foxes or raccoons or skunks. >> rabies have been around for 2,...

Reversed. they are using their wings as a built-in blanket. >> he has been part of a larger movement taking place, teaching people why the creatures should be protected and not feared. >> we are all here for one purpose and target and direction. that is to help the animals and to help people understand why the animals need our assistance. they are so much like us. they are different looking and colors and sizes and shapes, different importances and jobs they do. i keep going back to that is what...

All kinds of problems with the president. hes coming off one of the darkest months on record, according to one account. the looming virus, tear gassing peaceful protesters that was in the last few weeks, remains controversial. the comeback rally that was anything but, and has led to talk of a whole campaign shake-up, and what we covered early in the broadcast. the russian bounties for killing americans. what the president hasnt publicly rallied against at all. and then hundreds of bush veterans ...

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