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| This order is the second largest mammalian order in terms of numbers of species and is often associated with rabies |
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| Process of elimination is the best way to ID this most common Chiropteran member in PA that carries the rabies virus |
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| This solitary frosted bat usually produces twins and has a slow erratic flight that has nothing to do with harboring rabies |
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| lasionycteris noctivagans |
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| This small mammal is the most common inhabitant of caves in the United States and is often mistaken for a large moth |
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| This mammal’s worst enemy is not rabies but the blue jay which attacks primarily the young |
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| This bat can be distinguished from Lasiurus cinereus by its smaller size and heavily furred uropatagium |
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| lasionycteris noctivagans |
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| this wandering vagrant is easily confused with another member its family that also has small, rounded ears, a furred uropatagium and white patches of fur on each shoulder |
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| this provides nutrients such as calsium, phosphorus and proteins to growing bony core |
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| this process is known as 'chewing the cud' |
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| this stimulates the hormon prolactin to grow antlers |
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| this endangered chiropteran forms dense radiating clusters which is a distinctive behavior for this species |
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| being solitary and small allows this species to hibernate in cracks and crevices unlike most mytois species which hang in the hopen |
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| this cold tolerant species has long narrow wings that aid in fast direct flight |
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| this species is known as the most polygamous ungulate in north america |
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| this part of the body on a reintroduced PA resident was once treasured as charms |
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| this species is the official state mammal and can live up to 8 yrs in the wild |
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| this chiropteran lives up to 18.5 yrs in the wild and has maternity colonies of 3 to 30 individuals |
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| this mammal has the shortest life span in its family but is known to nurse any young indiscriminately two weeks after bearing its own young |
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| this mammal can live up to 15 5years in the wild and is known to hold off hibernation longer than most others in its family |
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| this mammal can survive up to 25 years in the wild and is generally free from natural predators |
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| nine species of this familiy are considered endangered |
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| before the settlers came, there were 70 mil. now only 1000individuals remain on protected land |
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| the young of this mammal are well camouflaged and emit no smell |
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| being the gentleman of the family, this male remains with one female for a week or two before moving on to another mate which is very unlike other in his family |
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| this part of a bat can come in two forms |
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