bats·Batsbyickplant Ella is an 18-year-old African fruit bat. She's getting her monthly checkupView original on lemmy.world198Comments22Reply
ickplant replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesThey can live up to 30 years, but 18 is still considered geriatric. So Ella is an old lady.27Reply
II_Fart_Glitter replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesI want to bring her soup and do puzzles with her.8Reply
ickplant replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyThat’s adorable! Here is Ella with her best friend Starlie - they are inseparable even though they are different species (Starlie is an Indian flying fox). 4Reply
uusualsuspect191 replylemmy.ca8Hide 8 repliesMany fruit bats look like cute little dogs with wings. Other bats look.... Umm Ummmm14Reply
II_Fart_Glitter replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyI 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-science4Reply
uusualsuspect191 replylemmy.caYup! I direct linked to the image because the article is paywalled.2Reply
AAquaTofana replylemmy.worldI bet I would still attempt to pet it. My stupid heart feels like even "uggo" animals deserve all the love too.1Reply
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Is it old for an African fruit bat ?
They can live up to 30 years, but 18 is still considered geriatric. So Ella is an old lady.
I want to bring her soup and do puzzles with her.
That’s adorable!
Here is Ella with her best friend Starlie - they are inseparable even though they are different species (Starlie is an Indian flying fox).
Aww!! Besties!! 💖
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How'd she do?
She is doing great!
Bats look like cute little dogs with wings.
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.
I bet I would still attempt to pet it. My stupid heart feels like even "uggo" animals deserve all the love too.
Ai?
They totally do, that’s why we call them sky puppies!
Winged lemurs from ATLA.
Honduran white bats are my fave. Just tiny floofs.
The longest fingies I've ever seen lol
Eat more fruit!