🦇 Echolocation: Nature's Built-in Radar 🌌

🐬🔊 Dolphins and bats aren’t the only creatures who use echolocation to navigate! 🦇🌍 While it’s rare in humans, some people can "see" in the dark by creating sound waves and listening for their echoes. 🎧 One remarkable example is Daniel Kish, a blind man who uses clicking sounds as his own version of flash sonar 🖱️ to ride bikes 🚴‍♂️ and explore the wilderness 🏞️. facts fun fact science

Fact: The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal

🦇 Weighing just 0.05 to 0.07 ounces ⚖️, with a tiny body length of 1.14 to 1.29 inches 📏 and a wingspan of 5.1 to 5.7 inches 🌬️, the bumblebee bat—also called Kitti’s hog-nosed bat—is officially the smallest mammal in the world 🌟 according to the Guinness World Records 📖. To spot this tiny wonder, you’d need to visit select limestone caves in Kanchanaburi Province, near the Khwae Noi River 🏞️. Small but mighty, it’s one of the Earth’s tiniest creatures making a big impact on the environment! 🌎✨ fact facts

🦇 Bats Are Resistant to Most Viruses! 🦠

Bats are fascinating creatures! While they can carry and spread viruses, including coronaviruses, they have a powerful set of genes that protect them from getting sick! 🦠💪 Thanks to these genes, they stay safe from most viruses, with the exception of rabies, which is rare and usually not deadly for them. 🦇💉 facts fun fact science