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  • From the Pennsylvania Bat Conservation and Rehabilitation:

    Epic floof on this snow day. This sweet hoary girl is receiving care for an infection. She is just one of many bats receiving dedicated care for various injuries. Migratory foliage bats like this girl are often victims of window strike.

    Window collisions can lead to infection in bats mainly through trauma, stress, and secondary exposure to pathogens. Bats are especially vulnerable because their wing membranes are thin, highly vascular, and easily damaged.

    Our specialized team of dedicated volunteers and rehabilitators are essential for treating bats injured in window collisions because bats are physiologically unique, highly sensitive to stress, and medically complex compared to most other wildlife species.

    We have developed a specialized protocol for treating bats injured in window collisions, ensuring that every patient receives the highest standard of care throughout their recovery.

    This floof is one of those bats. The injury and infection are present at the base of her thumb.


















  • ickplant@lemmy.worldOPtoFunny@sh.itjust.worksHe's so close to getting it...
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    Judging by replies to that thread… yes, quite a bit. One woman described how she had to wear ear protection after ear surgery and a guy removed that to talk to her from behind. She was in pain for 2 days afterwards.

    Edit: my personal experience is I had 2 different guys tap on my shoulder and ask me to remove my earbuds by gesturing. Both times they were trying to pick me up. I was just on the way home from work, exhausted and also heavily married.