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Bat young are called pups. Most bat females have one to two pups per year, and they feed them from two teats, much the same as humans do. Bat pups have special milk teeth and talons they are born with that are necessary so the babies can hang on to their mothers as they feed. The mothers can fly with the young before the pups become too large, but most mothers will leave their babies in a nursery and fly back to them after feeding.

Pups are all altricial, and their eyes open a few days after being born. After about two weeks, the pups have a full soft layer of fur. They will not commonly be of reproductive age until at least a year after they are born.

The western and eastern red bats of North America are known for having the most pups of any species, up to four, though there has been a record case of five. This species' mother will raise the pups among foliage all alone. If disturbed, she might abandon the pups that cannot cling to her, so having this many of them can often backfire, resulting in orphans or simply malnourished young.

In South America, the Vampyrum spectrum bat, the largest Microbat of all, will have up to three pups at a time, though three is rare. In this species, the male plays the uncommon role of sharing parental responsibility with the female. Also unlike many other species of bats, the family of Vampyrum spectrum is normally limited to the mother, father and current pups, the male protectively enfolding the family in its wings.

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