EasyNature
"I fly by sound rather than sight. I sleep upside down. I am the only mammal that truly flies. I pollinate many of the plants that feed you. What am I?"
Answer
A Bat
Explanation
Bats navigate using echolocation — emitting ultrasonic pulses and detecting their echoes. They roost hanging upside down. They are the only mammals capable of true sustained flight. Bats are important pollinators for many fruit trees.
This is an easy riddle in the Nature category — Riddles about the natural world, animals, weather and geography.
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