ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 2 years agoMeet our new community mascot, Baxter. This poor guy lived in a small cage alone for 12 years (bats are not solitary animals and should not be confined to bird cages). Now, his life rocks!plus-squarepinimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1285arrow-down10
arrow-up1285arrow-down1imageMeet our new community mascot, Baxter. This poor guy lived in a small cage alone for 12 years (bats are not solitary animals and should not be confined to bird cages). Now, his life rocks!plus-squarepinickplant@lemmy.worldM · 2 years agomessage-square16linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 2 years agoPSA: Bats are capable of living over 25 years. Bats kept as pets rarely survive more than one year. Please do not keep bats as pets!plus-squarepinbatworld.orgexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down14
arrow-up1296arrow-down1external-linkPSA: Bats are capable of living over 25 years. Bats kept as pets rarely survive more than one year. Please do not keep bats as pets!plus-squarepinbatworld.orgickplant@lemmy.worldM · 2 years agomessage-square21linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 9 hours agoThis is Nutmeg from the Pennsylvania Bat Conservation and Rehabilitation. Nutmeg is receiving targeted antibiotic treatment for a bacterial infection imagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1imageThis is Nutmeg from the Pennsylvania Bat Conservation and Rehabilitation. Nutmeg is receiving targeted antibiotic treatment for a bacterial infection ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 9 hours agomessage-square2linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 hours agoPainting of a Wrinkle-faced bat (Centurio senex) by Javier Lazaroplus-squareimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imagePainting of a Wrinkle-faced bat (Centurio senex) by Javier Lazaroplus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 16 hours agoThis Eastern red bat is too cute! imagemessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down11
arrow-up1152arrow-down1imageThis Eastern red bat is too cute! ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 16 hours agomessage-square10linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 15 hours agoJazz hands! imagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down10
arrow-up1106arrow-down1imageJazz hands! ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 15 hours agomessage-square3linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 16 hours agoMalayan flying fox Pich is eepy imagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down11
arrow-up166arrow-down1imageMalayan flying fox Pich is eepy ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 16 hours agomessage-square1linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 1 day agoThis bat was rescued off a barbed wire fence, then gave birth in the car on the way to the rescue!plus-squareimagemessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down12
arrow-up1108arrow-down1imageThis bat was rescued off a barbed wire fence, then gave birth in the car on the way to the rescue!plus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldM · 1 day agomessage-square10linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agoBat Fact: The Brandt's bat has an exceptional lifespan relative to its sizeimagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down10
arrow-up171arrow-down1imageBat Fact: The Brandt's bat has an exceptional lifespan relative to its sizeickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Auster@thebrainbin.org · 3 days agoDeep in thoughtplus-squareimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down10
arrow-up166arrow-down1imageDeep in thoughtplus-squareAuster@thebrainbin.org · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agoThe giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus) is the world's largest bat, endemic to the Philippines imagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
arrow-up136arrow-down1imageThe giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus) is the world's largest bat, endemic to the Philippines ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agoHonduran white bats in their tent (Ectophylla alba) imagemessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down10
arrow-up1221arrow-down1imageHonduran white bats in their tent (Ectophylla alba) ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agoDeep in thought imagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10
arrow-up173arrow-down1imageDeep in thought ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · edit-23 days agoBats and their fruitimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10
arrow-up182arrow-down1imageBats and their fruitickplant@lemmy.worldM · edit-23 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 4 days agoSunday blep imagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down10
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agoCan I be your Valentine? imagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down10
arrow-up191arrow-down1imageCan I be your Valentine? ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 6 days agoBat Fact: Fruit and nectar bats use their sense of smell to find foodimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10
arrow-up135arrow-down1imageBat Fact: Fruit and nectar bats use their sense of smell to find foodickplant@lemmy.worldM · 6 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agoAll huddled up imagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10
arrow-up182arrow-down1imageAll huddled up ickplant@lemmy.worldM · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink