Mexican Free-tailed Bat Pup
Tadarida brasiliensis (pup)
A Mexican free-tailed bat fledgling roosts in warm caves, bridges, or buildings while building the strength needed for steady flight. It still depends on shelter and practice flights, but it can cling with its feet and make short aerial attempts after insects. Its diet shifts from milk toward small flying insects as it becomes independent. Even at this young stage, it uses high-pitched calls and hearing to orient in dim roosts and night air.
- Type
- Wing / Cry
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- Mexican Free-tailed Bat Pup
- Mexican Free-tailed Bat