{"id":12474,"date":"2024-02-01T11:01:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T18:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?post_type=species&#038;p=12474"},"modified":"2024-02-01T11:05:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T18:05:41","slug":"townsends-big-eared-bat","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/species\/townsends-big-eared-bat\/","title":{"rendered":"Townsends Big-eared Bat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"about\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Townsend&#8217;s big-eared bats are slow-flying, highly maneuverable, and often forage near tree canopies and woodland edges. They eat moths, primarily. This bat typically roosts suspended from open cave ceilings or high walls, rather than within crevices. Maternity groups often form a dense cluster of adults and young to maintain high body temperatures and aid in development of young. A single pup is born between May and July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull image-feature has-alpha-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column image-feature__content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"life-history\">Characteristics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Townsend&#8217;s big-eared bat can be distinguished from other western bat species by its large, rabbit-like ears and club-shaped lumps on the muzzle. When alert, the ears are erect and facing forward. At rest and during hiber-nation, the bat curls its ears back like ram horns. 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