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How do bats give birth upside down?

Question

How do bats give birth when they’re hanging upside down?
Bob, Streatham

Answer

** Definitive **
Name: Peter, Chingford
Qualification: I own David Attenborough DVDs
Answer: Bats are mammals and they give birth to their litter while lying on their bellies, pulling themselves along with their wings. They don’t hang upside down when giving birth. Then their mother nurses them until they are ready to fly.