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There are some bats that like to eat fruit, seeds, and pollen from flowers. These bats are called frugivores. Their favorite foods are figs, mangoes, dates, and bananas. Some frugivores have been known to drink sugar water from humming bird feeders.
The standard diet for most insectivorous bats in captivity consists of live mealworms. Other vitamin, mineral, and fatty acid supplements are also necessary and are added to mealworms and the complete soft food diet de-. scribed on page 76.