[Pl. 16.]]
Whiskered Bat.
Myotis mystacinus.
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[Pl. 17.]][D 33.
Lesser Horse-shoe Bat.
Rhinolophus hipposideros.
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The young Bat is born blind, but not quite naked. It at once clings to its mother's fur by means of its claws, and by its teeth to her nipple. Nursing mothers appear to form colonies apart from the others. The growth of the young Bat is rapid and it is soon fully covered with fur. Before it is a fortnight old it is able to leave its mother temporarily, but it does not lead an independent life until it is about two months old. Nothing certain is known about the age to which a Bat attains, but it appears to be about four years.