Question

Meena's younger sister went to the zoo and pointed out that bats are like birds as they are able to fly. How does she explain to her sister that bats are mammals and not birds?

Answer 1

Bats have external ears, body covered externally with hair and mammary glands, and these don't have beaks and feathers like birds. Bats give birth to young ones and do not lay eggs like birds. Thus, Meena can differentiate these features and explain to her sister that, the bat is not a bird, but a mammalian.