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-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.
minus-squarescorpious@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoYikes! Well. Cuteness of a different sort.
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.
Ai?
I bet I would still attempt to pet it. My stupid heart feels like even “uggo” animals deserve all the love too.
Yikes! Well. Cuteness of a different sort.