Why do bats hang upside down?

Subject: Why do bats hang upside down?

Date: Thu May 24 22:32:36 2001
Posted by Ramachandran
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Area of science: General Biology
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 Of the various animal species bats alone seem to live by hanging upside down. 
Why do they do so? Is there any adaptive significance attached to it?

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