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Fear of bats
Fear of bats, sometimes called chiroptophobia (from the Greek χείρ - ''cheir'', "hand"〔(χείρ ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus〕 and πτερόν - ''pteron'', "wing"〔(πτερόν ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus〕 referring to the order of the bats, and φόβος - ''phobos'', meaning "fear"〔(φόβος ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus〕) is a specific phobia associated with bats and to common negative stereotypes and fear of bats.
==Roots and misconceptions==
Contrary to a widespread misconception, only 3 species of bats feed on blood, and these species only live in Latin America. Common ignorance often leads to misidentification.
At the same time, the fear of bats may be naturally reinforced by the natural startle response experienced by an unsuspecting person, e.g., when a disturbed colony of bats dashes out of a cave. In fact, the majority of bats, specifically the microbats which make up the majority of species, are terrified of humans and see man as a potential predator; bats disturbed in their roost instinctively flee as fast as they can, with maternity colonies sometimes abandoning their babies since they are desperate to escape.
Often, people fear bats due to the possibility of contracting rabies, but only 0.5% of vampire bats carry rabies.〔Fenton, M. B. 1992. Bats. New York: Facts on File〕
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