WEBVTT GROUND THAT TONY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY YOU SHOULD CALL 311. BECAUSE SO MANY BATS IN THE AREA LIVE IN OUR BUILDINGS, IF A BAT GETS SICK AND PLAYS ON THE GROUND, A HUMAN MAY COME UPON IT. EMILY: COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WHEN BATS WERE CAPTURED AND TESTED FOR RABIES. THE DEPARTMENT SAID A MAN SPOTTED SEVERAL SICK BATS ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE THE GOLDEN 1 CENTER THIS MONTH. >> THE FACT THAT THESE ARE OUT DURING THE DAYTIME SHOULD BE A WARNING CENTER FOR PEOPLE. IF YOU SEE A BAT DURING THE DAY, IT IS WORTH REPORTING TO 311. >> THEY DO TALK. [BAT CHIRPS] EMILY: WE FOUND DOZENS FLYING OUT OF THE CRACK’S OF A BUILDING NEAR J AND 13TH STREETS. >> THEY LIKE SPANISH TITLES, GAPS WHERE THE WALL IS COMING APART. THEY DON’T ATTACK US. SOMETIMES THEY FLY CLOSE. EMILY: MEXICAN FREE TAILED BATS ARE THE MOST POPULAR SPECIES SPOTTED DOWNTOWN, AND WHILE BATS CAN HAVE A REPUTATION FOR CARRYING RABIES, SHE SAYS THEY DO A LOT OF GOOD FOR THE AREA. >> THEY ARE EATING A LOT OF PESTS AND MOSQUITOES AS WELL, WHICH IS NICE FOR ALL OF US. EMILY: COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY RABIES SYSTEMS CAN TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO SHOW IN HUMANS. THEY SAY IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED, CALL YOUR LOCAL HE