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Show ' y t .10. -- .. 5 .. .. . , f x 5 . t ;l . ' ' , ' - . "ir , i k, ,4. .... , , - t t : - - - ..... . k-J BAT MAN Dr. Hal Black and triend were entertaining " the children in Lindon Elementary last week. It was real. Bats in Belfry ... Students Learn The students of Lindon Elementary went "batting" this last week. Batting is the term used for a bat hunt. Dr. Hal Black of the BYU i Department, who is an I authority on bats came to ! Lindon as a resource visitor 1 and told about bats. His presentation kept the attention of the boys and girls throughout. They didn't miss a word. Their eyes and ears were totally with him. i The room was darkened and 1 a bat net stretched across an imaginary stream so that as bats came down to drink during the evening we could catch them in the net. Hal put his hip boots and miners cap and light and proceeded to act out his bat hunt. Many stuffed bats were caught in the special net, untangled and identified. Live specimen were also shown. All during the presentation Dr. Black told facts and stories about bats. Many false beliefs were explained. All bats can bite. The flying bats are healthy ones. The bats children find on the ground are usually the sick ones. Bats are our friends because they eat many insects. There are no vampire bats around here. They are in Central and South America. Bats have super sensitive ears and used them to hear the high pitch beeps they utter to find their way at night. Dr. Black challenged the students thinking with the thought that bats are really "mouse angels". All went along with this thought with tongue in cheek. This was an exceptional educational experience - one that all will remember. |