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Bats blind and suck the blood of animals and humans. These are just some of the myths that follow these nocturnal creatures. WNPR’s Diane Orson went out with a team of scientists one evening and discovered that bats are valuable in more ways than one.
Bats blind and suck the blood of animals and humans. These are just some of the myths that follow these nocturnal creatures. WNPR’s Diane Orson went out with a team of scientists one evening and discovered that bats are valuable in more ways than one.