2007-09-02 05:53:14 · 6 answers · asked by ? 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
No they are not blind it is just that some species rely more on their echolocation.
Bats are more or less grouped into two clumps. There are your "megabats" (i never call them that) that are your fruit bats, they are found in the suborder of Megachiroptera. Those DO NOT use any form of echolocation and rely strictly off of sight, sound and smell. Though if memory serves there is one species, I think in Egypt that does use echolocation.
The other group are your "micros" which do use echolocation. They are found in the suborder Microchiroptera.
2007-09-02 07:14:02 · answer #1 · answered by The Cheshire 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They can see but rely mostly on the sonar they omit. I saw a show on them on the discovery channel the other day and they said that. The blind folded a bat and the bat still made it through a small hole to get where it was going. So the sonar is what they use the most.
2007-09-02 06:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by IamwhatIam♥♥♥♥♥ 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Some species have better vision than others. Some species use vision to help echolocation. Some species have excellent night vision. I found a thesis that does a great job explaining vision in bats.
Vision in Echolocating Bats
http://www.fladdermus.net/thesis.htm
2007-09-02 06:14:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they can see
2007-09-02 06:31:16 · answer #4 · answered by angelsrokk_01 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No they are not....but they use echo-location to home in on food etc..
2007-09-02 06:01:55 · answer #5 · answered by tooldaddy2003 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
no, but they use a different sensory mechanism for sight
2007-09-02 06:00:32 · answer #6 · answered by camorningsurfer 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋