A group of bats is often called a colony. But did you know it’s also referred to as a cauldron? With that kind of language, it’s easy to understand how these winged mammals came to be associated with Halloween. Long portrayed in media as blood-thirsty, disease-carrying night-stalkers, real bats don’t quite live up to their notorious reputation.
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