Extension--Bat+Research

=Now that we have finished Silverwing, we sat down and figured out what kind of extension research we wanted to do.= = = =Our conversations led us to 3 different tasks:= = = =1. Benjamin has a lot of questions about the book and wants to investigate whether or not they are true.=

A:They let them go after banding.
=2. Karina and Abby want to do more research on banding animals.  = =Q: Are the bands real? = =A: Yes, and birds can be banded, too. = =Q: Why do the bands irritate bats and birds? = =A: The bands could hurt them by being too tight, sharp, or getting caught on something. = =Q: Are they too tight? = =A: Yes, sometimes. = =Q: Do they get injured? = =A: Sometimes the band can cut the animal's blood circulation, if it's too tight. = =Q: Why do they get banded? = =A: Scientists want to learn more about how they communicate, and what they do. = =Q: Are they used for experiments? = =A: No. =

Information found on http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/

=3. Caspian and Jonah are figuring out what kinds of bats Kenneth Oppel put in the book. They are gathering information about the silverwings, brightwings and graywings and comparing it to information they find on the web.=

=Are silverwings real? = =No, their not real bats but their based on<span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"> gray bats. = =Are Brightwings real?Nope.But their based on <span style="color: rgb(224, 0, 0);">red bats. = =<span style="color: rgb(39, 28, 242);">Are Vampire bats real? Yes,but the ones in the story are based on false vampire bats. =