Bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...

s are flying mammals. Bats may also refer to:

Film and television

* ''Bats'' (film), a 1999 American horror film * ''The Bats'' (film), a 1999 American animated short film * "Bats!", episode from ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' (season 4) * "Bats", a

Series B A venture round is a type of funding round used for venture capital financing, by which startup companies obtain investment, generally from venture capitalists and other institutional investors. The availability of venture funding is among the ...

episode from the television series ''QI'' (2004)

Music

The Bats (South African band) The Bats were a South African band formed in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of ...

Bats (Irish band) Bats are a five piece rock band based in Dublin, Ireland. Formed in 2007, they play a blend of post-punk, hardcore and math rock,< ...

The Bats (New Zealand band) The Bats are an influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982 in Christchurch by Paul Kean (bass), Malcolm Grant (drums), Robert Scott (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards) and Kaye Woodward (lead guitar, vocals). Though primarily a Chr ...

, a rock band * "

Bats! "Bats!" is the debut single by Los Angeles-based punk rock band The Bronx, released in 2003 by Tarantulas Records. It was produced by Beau Burchell and recorded at his home in Los Angeles. The single was released on both compact disc and 12 ...

", a song by The Bronx * The Bats, a short-lived American band formed by

Jon Brion Jon Brion is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and composer. He performed with the Excerpts, the Bats, 'Til Tuesday and the Grays before becoming an established producer and film score composer. Brion has ...

in 1982 * The Bats, an early 1980s San Francisco area rock band related to

The Sorentinos The Sorentinos are an American rock music band based in Sonoma County, California, formed in 1985. The main members are Danny Sorentino (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Rob Ruiz (bass guitar, backing vocals), Rory Judge (drums), Steve Barbieri ...

Other uses

Bats people The Bats people ( ka, ბაცი, tr) or the Batsbi (ბაცბი), are Nakh-speaking Tushetians in the country of Georgia. They are also known as the Ts’ova-Tush (წოვათუშები) after the Ts’ova Gorge in the historic Ge ...

, a small Nakh-speaking community in the country of Georgia *

Bats language Bats (also Batsi, Batsbi, Batsb, Batsaw, Tsova-Tush) is the endangered language of the Bats people, a North Caucasian minority group and is part of the Nakh family of Northeast Caucasian languages. It had 2,500 to 3,000 speakers in 1975. There ...

, the language spoken by the Bats people *

Bats, Landes Bats ( Gascon: ''Vaths'') is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of Fra ...

, a commune in France *

Louisville Bats The Louisville Bats are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Louisville, Kentucky, and are named in dual reference to the bat, win ...

, a minor league baseball team

People with the surname

Joël Bats Joël Bats (born 4 January 1957) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his entire senior club career in his native France, appearing in a total of 553 competitive club matches and 504 Division 1 matche ...

, a former French goalkeeper and international footballer *

Rob Bats Jan Hendrik "Rob" Bats (born 1 April 1962 in Winterswijk) is a Dutch politician. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). From 1 May 2012 to 1 April 2013 he was mayor of Haren, Groningen. Previously he worked as a ci ...

, Dutch politician