stuny Posted August 5, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 5, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) An injured giant fruit bat who had to have part of her left wing amputated. During a lecture on nocturnal animals at the AMNH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Hi stuny, Take a look here Peggy Sue. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
StFreud Posted August 5, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 5, 2009 And now she is unable to fly, isn´t she? Whats about eating and drinking? Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted August 5, 2009 Stefan - Thank you. Unfortunately she can no longer fly and is destined to live in captivity, where she is fed mostly fruits and vegetables. In the Daintree Rainforest of Australia we met another rescued fruit bat (Suki) who also loves chocolate. Her bad diet made it unlikely she would be able to fly due to her weight gain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted August 5, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 5, 2009 Stunning creature Stuart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted August 6, 2009 Share #5 Posted August 6, 2009 Stuart, A lovely capture of the unfortunate bat. I'm not a bat lover but I hope she fares well. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertje Posted August 6, 2009 Share #6 Posted August 6, 2009 Pretty pretty pretty pretty Peggy Sue. oh oh. And so on. Do they eat men. I mean do they bite? BTW Nice picture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted August 6, 2009 Share #7 Posted August 6, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) They are not so scary after all... Lovely picture and Peggy Sue is got tender eyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted August 6, 2009 Virgil, Paul, Bert and Enrico - Thank you. Bats, which are not flying rodents, have a completely undeserved bad reputation. Most of the smaller bats (our lecturer generically refers to them as “micro bats”) eat huge quantities of insects every night. Consequently, if you build and properly place a bat house on your property your insect pest population will quickly reduce. Bats we’ve “met” have been sweet, gentle, and are good parents. Bats only bite people if cornered and threatened, just like even a normally sweet breed of dog. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertje Posted August 7, 2009 Share #9 Posted August 7, 2009 Thank you very much for the explication Stuart. We have micro bats here where I live and most people are afraid because of rabies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ru_di Posted August 7, 2009 Share #10 Posted August 7, 2009 ...well..she looks kind of cute..... must be the big eyes... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carylwithay Posted August 7, 2009 Share #11 Posted August 7, 2009 She looks unreal. I did not know bats could get that big. Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted August 8, 2009 Bert, Ru & Caryl - Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurpreston Posted August 9, 2009 Share #13 Posted August 9, 2009 Is it my imagination, or does this bat have a longing look in her eyes? Or is she saying "Ok, now you have to take care of me for life, please be kind?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted August 9, 2009 Share #14 Posted August 9, 2009 Stuart- Well captured. Bats are amazing creatures! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicanut2 Posted August 10, 2009 Share #15 Posted August 10, 2009 Thats a big bugger, good thing it likes fruit. Cheers Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share #16 Posted August 10, 2009 Arthur, Mike & Jan - Thank you. Once we got to "know" bats we've come to like them a great deal and appreciate them. Of course there is this huge cave in Malaysian Borneo that overpowers you with the smell of thier guano and urine (and that of nesting swifts), and which you should wear rubber gloves so that you can hold onto the guano and insect (roaches, mostly) covered handrail to prevent slipping and falling into the mire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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