Bats are one of the most prolific forms of mammals with over 900 species living in the world and making up over 20% of all mammals. Bats are the only form of mammal to have attained powered flight, although there are several mammals like flying squirrels that can glide but cannot stay in the air for long like bats can.
Bats seem to have had "bad press", and due to this, many people dislike them, and often are frightened of them.
The fact is that bats are not all that bad and the truth is that they actually are quite useful.
Most bats eat insects, and in some cases a bat can consume 1200 mosquitos in a single hour. Bats also pollenate some plants.
As for human blood sucking, well the movies were entertaining, however the Vampire Bat found in Central and South America will only take blood from sleeping horses and cattle at the rate of 2 teaspoons each day.
As far as our SL (Tm) bats are concerned, they can be placed in an area/areas of your choice where they will hang upside down with wings folded, happily sleeping for an alotted time which is fully adjustable. At the end of that period, they will open their wings and fly randomly within perimeters which are also fully controlable.
After their predetermined flight time, they will scan for an available "bat base" prim, and return to it where they flip upside down and come to rest again with wings folded.
The settings for Maximum Flying Height, Minimum Flying Height, Radius, Speed, Chat Chanel, Time Flying and Time Sleeping can all be adjusted in simple chat commands to create the perfect effect for your individual surroundings. The realistic bat sound incorporated can also be turned on or off depending upon preference.
But there is one more feature which can be used to give added realism. The bats have been scripted with a "Dusk Till Dawn" feature. This will result in the bats sensing the times of day in SL (Tm) where they will remain in sleep mode during the day, but as soon as dusk comes, they start their flying and landing pattern until dawn.
This option can be perfect when using the region default settings for daytime, but can be easily toggled on and off depending on preference.
The "bat base" prims are supplied as copiable (no transfer), so they can be placed at as many locations where you would like the bat/bats to possibly land. The bats which are 12 prims each are transfer only and with these permissions in mind are better suited being bought by the person intending to use them.
If however, you require a set to be sent as a gift, simply contact one of us to arrange.
If there are any questions or concerns regarding this product, please contact either Mickey Heaney or Arielyn Docherty.
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