They sleep in air !

If you happen to be at Bhopal's lower lake, and Kamlapati Palace park, just have a look at the tree above and you cannot miss bats in numbers which inhabitate the trees there as of now. One could see few of the flying and hundreds of them hanging on the trees (upside down) during the day time. (In picture - a bat is flying to reach out to others who are hanging - look like sleeping upside down in air ? ) As per the staff members of the palace 'these chamgadars (bats as known locally) come in thousands here during this period and will be there till July'. Their are many stories on bats and some even consider them as bad omen, but in reality it is an helpful and important animal of the eco system. It is the only mammal which can fly.

Website on information on bats state that tropical rainforests could not survive without bats. Bats are responsible for controlling pest insect populations, pollinating flowers, and dispersing seeds. One insect-eating bat can catch 500-1000 insects in one hour! Many plants must be pollinated by bats to produce. Though there are many species of bats but for simplicity they could be categorised into two main groups of bats - the large "flying foxes" that eat fruit, and the smaller insect-eating bats. (pictures by anil)