ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 years agoMeet our new community mascot, Baxter. This poor guy lived in a small cage alone for 12 years (bats are not solitary animals and should not be confined to bird cages). Now, his life rocks!plus-squarepinlemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageMeet our new community mascot, Baxter. This poor guy lived in a small cage alone for 12 years (bats are not solitary animals and should not be confined to bird cages). Now, his life rocks!plus-squarepinlemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 years agoPSA: Bats are capable of living over 25 years. Bats kept as pets rarely survive more than one year. Please do not keep bats as pets!plus-squarepinbatworld.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkPSA: Bats are capable of living over 25 years. Bats kept as pets rarely survive more than one year. Please do not keep bats as pets!plus-squarepinbatworld.orgickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 3 days agoRescued this wet friend from a bottom of a bucket and hung them to dryfeddit.ukimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageRescued this wet friend from a bottom of a bucket and hung them to dryfeddit.ukIconoclast@feddit.uk · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agoSaya cuddling with her pup lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageSaya cuddling with her pup lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agoMeet Poppy, Daisy, and Aster. These three young Eastern red bat juveniles are hanging on patiently, waiting their turn for a meal. lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageMeet Poppy, Daisy, and Aster. These three young Eastern red bat juveniles are hanging on patiently, waiting their turn for a meal. lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agoBaby on board! lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageBaby on board! lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agoSunday blep lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageSunday blep lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agoShe's giving herself a hug lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageShe's giving herself a hug lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agoThe canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus) is North America's smallest bat, weighing only 3 to 6 grams - the weight of a U.S. pennyplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageThe canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus) is North America's smallest bat, weighing only 3 to 6 grams - the weight of a U.S. pennyplus-squarelemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agoSaya's pup is all ears lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageSaya's pup is all ears lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agoCutie hanging out lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageCutie hanging out lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agoThe greater sac-winged bat uses highly complex, songbird-like melodies to attract mates. Male bats also invent a unique "perfume" by mixing urine and glandular secretions.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageThe greater sac-winged bat uses highly complex, songbird-like melodies to attract mates. Male bats also invent a unique "perfume" by mixing urine and glandular secretions.plus-squarelemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agoThe thumbless bat (Furipterus horrens) is a species of bat in the family Furipteridae, in the monotypic genus Furipterus.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageThe thumbless bat (Furipterus horrens) is a species of bat in the family Furipteridae, in the monotypic genus Furipterus.plus-squarelemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agoA baby myotis bat. The exact species of this bat is yet unknown. Species in the myotis genus can look very similar and you need adult measurements in order to determine the species for most myotis lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageA baby myotis bat. The exact species of this bat is yet unknown. Species in the myotis genus can look very similar and you need adult measurements in order to determine the species for most myotis lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agoMmm, yummy fruit! lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageMmm, yummy fruit! lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agoGreater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus) feeding on a small fish (photo by Christian Ziegler) lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageGreater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus) feeding on a small fish (photo by Christian Ziegler) lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agoThe tube-lipped nectar bat: a highly-specialized pollinator with a tongue 150% of its body lengthplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageThe tube-lipped nectar bat: a highly-specialized pollinator with a tongue 150% of its body lengthplus-squarelemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agoSaya with her yet-unnamed pup lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageSaya with her yet-unnamed pup lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agoGrape face lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageGrape face lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agoThis is Sweetie from Bat World Sanctuaryplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageThis is Sweetie from Bat World Sanctuaryplus-squarelemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink