ickplant@lemmy.worldM to Bats@lemmy.world · 8 months agoElla is an 18-year-old African fruit bat. She's getting her monthly checkuplemmy.worldimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down12
arrow-up1196arrow-down1imageElla is an 18-year-old African fruit bat. She's getting her monthly checkuplemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM to Bats@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up14·8 months agoMany fruit bats look like cute little dogs with wings. Other bats look… Umm Ummmm
minus-squaresteal_your_face@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoI feel like they can echolocate me through the screen
minus-squareI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoI thought this was some kind of fungal induced deformity at first, but no… it’s a Griffin’s Leaf Nosed Bat and that’s how they’re supposed to look! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/120223-new-bat-species-vietnam-animals-science
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoYup! I direct linked to the image because the article is paywalled.
minus-squaremojo_raisin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoWow that second one is fascinating!
minus-squareDkarma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoHe just sneezed too hard …cut him some slack.
minus-squarescorpious@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoYikes! Well. Cuteness of a different sort.
minus-squareAquaTofana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI bet I would still attempt to pet it. My stupid heart feels like even “uggo” animals deserve all the love too.
Many fruit bats look like cute little dogs with wings. Other bats look… Umm Ummmm
I feel like they can echolocate me through the screen
I thought this was some kind of fungal induced deformity at first, but no… it’s a Griffin’s Leaf Nosed Bat and that’s how they’re supposed to look! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/120223-new-bat-species-vietnam-animals-science
Yup! I direct linked to the image because the article is paywalled.
Wow that second one is fascinating!
He just sneezed too hard …cut him some slack.
Yikes! Well. Cuteness of a different sort.
Ai?
I bet I would still attempt to pet it. My stupid heart feels like even “uggo” animals deserve all the love too.