The Only Bat in the World
Story Quest – Stories for Kids
Fun Kids
4.2 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
In this week's Story Quest Classic, we meet Billy the Bat, who thought he was the only bat in the world and loved telling other animals all about bats. Billy the Bat's world changes forever when a vampire shares a special secret.
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| 0:00.0 | This is StoryQuest. Today's story is the only bat in the world. |
| 0:11.6 | Make way, make way, I'm the only bat in the world, proclaimed Billy, as he swooped through the trees in the glittering sunlight. |
| 0:20.1 | Coming through, the rabbits and squirrels ducked as Billy frowned. as he swooped through the trees in the glittering sunlight coming through. |
| 0:22.2 | The rabbits and squirrels ducked as Billy flapped past proudly. |
| 0:26.8 | They thought he was a bit bonkers, to be honest. |
| 0:29.1 | Not least as he had a lot of, well, batty facts to share with anyone, really. |
| 0:36.4 | Anyone who didn't move fast enough to get out of his way, |
| 0:39.4 | the wise owl of the woods had found this out to his misfortune. |
| 0:44.2 | Did you know that people think we're blind, but we're not? |
| 0:47.6 | All bat species are able to see, but not all have the same eyesight, |
| 0:52.0 | Billy said, knowledgeably. |
| 0:54.5 | Oh, you don't say, yawned the wise owl. |
| 0:58.5 | In fact, some bat species, like flying foxes, have great vision, |
| 1:02.2 | and species that feed on nectar or pollinate flowers can even see ultraviolet light. |
| 1:07.3 | Fancy that, said the wise owl. |
| 1:09.8 | But here in the UK, bat species tend to use echolocation to navigate, hunt and see the world. |
| 1:15.6 | The wise owls stifled another yawn. |
| 1:18.7 | Billy really did know a lot about bats, despite apparently being the only bat in the world. |
| 1:24.8 | And bats are the only true flying mammals in the world, you know. Really? |
| 1:29.0 | Oh yes, and even a tiny bit bestrelle can eat up to 3,000 insects a day. For some reason, |
| 1:36.1 | the wise owl muttered something about having a very important job to do and waddled off, |
| 1:41.7 | which was a shame, as Billy had loads more batty facts to share. |
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