[Max in Utah]

Did you know there were no bats on Earth until we emerged from the last Ice Age 12,000 years ago?

One of the more idiotic statements I've read in the last while.

I caught that one too. Bats bave been around for millions of years, probably since the days of the dinosaurs. The author casts doubt on the rest of his article with this piece of misinformation.

[MineralMan]

"I caught that one too. Bats bave been around for millions of years, probably since the days of the dinosaurs. The author casts doubt on the rest of his article with this piece of misinformation."

Even worse, the idiot called them flying MICE. Bats and mice are in completely different families. What a moron!

[Richard Kimball]

Ha, ha. Bats have only been around ten years. Check their logo.

[sgtyork]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4213495.stm

This says they appeared in the latest warming age, however much more ancient than 12000 years.