He has a mouth, and he must scream (i.postimg.cc)
A little shy (i.postimg.cc)
Flying high (i.postimg.cc)
Upside-down twins (i.postimg.cc)
Mine! (i.postimg.cc)
Bat Myth #4: Bats will fly at your head (i.postimg.cc)
Grabbing a snack (i.postimg.cc)
The smiling bat (i.postimg.cc)
Bat Myth #3: Bats are ugly and dirty (i.postimg.cc)
Bat tongue (i.postimg.cc)
Favorite fictional bat species? (lemmy.world)
I like Swoobat from Pokémon. It’s a nice loving type of guy. During courtship a male Swoobat produces waves that uplifts anyone hearing the waves. Also it sleeps upside down from its tail, not its feet. Its color scheme is nice - in the artwork at least, other sources have it take on a greenish hue instead of the nice blue...
Showing off his teddy (i.postimg.cc)
Bat Myth #2: They want to suck your blood (i.postimg.cc)
Vampire Bats French Kiss With Mouthfuls Of Blood To Develop Social Bonds (www.iflscience.com)
New research has shown that vampire bats form social bonds by sharing freshly drained blood with unfamiliar members of their roost. It might sound desperately gross, but this behavior is showing scientists that vampire bats are incredibly prosocial animals....
A bat and her blankie (i.postimg.cc)
Scratches (i.postimg.cc)
Mama bat (by Sylvie Charron) (i.postimg.cc)
Why are there bat species that have males lactate milk?
Some sources claim that the Dayak fruit bat, Lesser short-nosed fruit bat, and Bismarck masked flying fox (flying fox is another name for fruit bat actually) have males lactate milk. How did the males of this species gain this ability and what do they use it for?