Short tale about batsBEN CURRAN/DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION An adult short-tailed bat is about the size of a mouse and weighs 14g. "This could happen if the bats are under long periods of stress, such as when moving bats to a new site. An attempt by DOC to translocate short-tailed bats from Mt Bruce to offshore predator-free Kapiti Island in 2007 was unsuccessful. In the Rangataua population on the western slopes of Mt Ruapehu, more than 100 short-tailed bats were killed by a single wild cat in just a week. They are a chestnut brownUnlike most bats, which catch all their prey in the air, the short-tailed bat has also adapted to ground-hunting.

Source: Stuff March 03, 2017 21:56 UTC