Food
Herbivore
Fruit bats eat fruit, nectar and flowers.
Plant eater
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Fruit Bat Facts for Kids: F Is for Fruit Bat
Fruit bats eat fruit and help new plants grow by spreading seeds. Some big fruit bats are called flying foxes. Here are easy fruit bat facts for kids: what fruit bats eat, how big they grow, what a baby fruit bat is called and where fruit bats live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter F.
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Pupbaby name
Fun facts
Fun Facts About Fruit bats
Two more true facts about the fruit bat that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
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Say “Fruit Bat”
Fruit Bat starts with the letter F. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
Some fruit bats are called flying foxes.
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One more fact
They help spread seeds and grow new forests.
Act it outMove like a fruit bat for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter F in “Fruit Bat”.
Ask a questionWhat would a fruit bat eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Fruit Bat Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the fruit bat, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
A fruit bat is wingspan up to 1.7 m.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Fruit bats live for about 20 years.
LifespanBaby
Pup
A baby fruit bat is called a pup.
Baby nameGroup
Camp
A group of fruit bats is called a camp.
Group nameHabitat
Rainforests
Fruit bats are found in tropical Africa, Asia and Australia.
Where they liveAnimal type
Mammal
Fruit bats eat fruit and help new plants grow by spreading seeds. Some big fruit bats are called flying foxes.
Fruit Bat is a mammalLetter
F is for fruit bat
Fruit Bat has 8 letters and starts with F.
Say: Fruit Bat
Quick quiz
Fruit Bat Quiz for Kids
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
Question 1
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Free printable
Fruit Bat Coloring Page: Letter F Worksheet
Done reading about the fruit bat? Print the free letter F sheet, say “F is for fruit bat” together and color the big letters. Great for circle time, morning work or a quiet afternoon at home.
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Print at home or schoolFits US Letter and A4 paper
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Color and traceBig letters and dotted tracing lines
Uppercase FLowercase fTracing practiceFind the F animals
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Questions
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Fruit Bat Questions Kids Ask
Fruit bats eat fruit, nectar and flowers. That makes the fruit bat a herbivore, which means it is a plant eater.
A fruit bat is wingspan up to 1.7 m.
Fruit bats live for about 20 years.
A baby fruit bat is called a pup.
A group of fruit bats is called a camp.
Fruit bats live in tropical Africa, Asia and Australia. Their favorite habitat is: rainforests.
Yes. The fruit bat is a mammal. Fruit bats eat fruit and help new plants grow by spreading seeds. Some big fruit bats are called flying foxes.
Fruit Bat starts with the letter F. Say it slowly and listen for the F sound at the start.
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All F animals
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