When bats aren't flying, they often dangle from cave ceilings or the undersides of bridges. But why do bats sleep upside down ...

He rejected the reports that the passengers were hanging upside down for 25 minutes and said that the trouble was rectified in less than five minutes, and the ride continued without any problem.

As such, bats still generally "hang upside down to drop into flight," Hohoff said. Most people would find it challenging to hang from a ledge or any other surface, whether upside down or right ...