Maternity colony (bats) of a maternity colony. Predators such as hawks and owls can learn to anticipate the emergence of bats from a specific roost at sunset. Smaller colonies are thought to be less risky than larger colonies, because the nightly emergence of bats would attract less attention. Maternity colony (bats) A maternity colony refers to a temporary association of reproductive female bats for giving birth to, nursing, and weaning their pups. The colonies are initiated by pregnant bats. After giving birth, the colony consists of the lactating females and their offspring. After weaning, juveniles will leave the maternity colony, and the colony
BATS Theatre to much of Wellington's young and experimental theatrical talent, with titles such as "On the Conditions and Possibilities of Helen Clark Taking Me as Her Young Lover", "The Intricate Art of Actually Caring" and "After Kafka". BATS frequently hosts two or three different plays in one night. Many productions which started at BATS have gone on to gain national and international success, including many significant new New Zealand plays. Successful and memorable productions include the farce "The Sex Fiend" (1989) by Stephen Sinclair and Danny Mulheron, Ken Duncum's "Blue Sky Boys" (1991), "Verbatim" (1993) by Miranda Harcourt, "Frangipani Perfume" (1998)