Why Dont Sleeping Bats Fall Down

Bats sleep upside down, so how come they dont fall Turns out that theyve got some unusual legs. Hosted by: Michael Aranda Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters we couldn t make SciShow without them Shout out to Justin Ove, Justin Lentz, David Campos, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Lilly Grainger, Happy Birthday , and Fatima Iqbal. Like SciShow Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon: Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Instagram: Sources: Flying foxes tendon locking mechanism: Bat tendon locking mechanism paper: Review paper on grasping in tetrapods: Vampire bats dont have a passive digital lock (could not access full article but this was stated in abstract): Vampire bats strike their victims from the ground: Vampire bats have stronger legs, are faster on the ground