#free tailed bat

[velvetbatss]

Brazilian free-tailed bats 🦇☁️

[todaysbat]

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Video description: a bat lifting his wing to be brushed with a tiny bottle brush.

Information below paraphased from the description of the original Instagram post:

Her name is Footloose, she is one of the nonreleasable Mexican free-tail bats at Bat World Sanctuary. She's nonreleasable because she was missing one of her back feet when she was rescued.

Since she is missing a foot it's harder for her to groom herself, so staff help her get those hard to reach places.

**Never handle a bat bare-handed. Wildlife rehabbers like the staff of Bat World Sanctuary are trained and vaccinated to handle bats.**

[woidler3]

animal update:

my old favorite animal had oscillated between all members of the crocodilian family for a couple years. now that has changed, my new favorite animal is members of the chiroptera order🦇

today my favorite is the free tailed bat

suborder: yangochiroptera

family: molossidae

[fernsnailz]

guys. murder of sonic the hedgehog is really good

[loveisinthebat]

Soft buddy

[badstitched]

Happy International Bat Appreciation Day!!

[nemfrog]

"Bracken Cave is the summer home of more than 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis), making it the world's largest bat colony." Comal County, Texas. September 18, 2012.

USFWS National Digital Library

[the-sky-queen]

Sonic AU where Sonic is really just a highschool kid and the Sonic franchise as we know it is really just him daydreaming in class and/or writing fanfic about his life.

In reality, Sonic isn't cool or confident at all. He's kinda a mess and always gets picked on. He's not good at sports and he runs out of breath just running to class.

He's hopelessly in love with Amy, but she's way too cool for him and doesn't even know he exists, so that's why he always makes her super in love with HIM in his fantasies. Amy’s also on the cheer team.

Tails is still Sonic’s best friend honorary little brother irl, but he has trouble learning and is really struggling in school. Sonic always believes in him though.

Knuckles is the waaaaaaay cooler than Sonic captain of the football team. He's beat up Sonic once or twice, but overall Sonic looks up to him. He sees Knuckles as his role model, the kind of guy he wants to be someday. Confident. Strong.

Shadow is the weird new kid that never talks and always sits at the back of the class. Sonic knows practically nothing about this guy, so he made up most of his backstory (and personality) from scratch. So, the Ark, the Ultimate Lifeform, even Maria’s existence?? All 100% fiction created by Sonic.

Rouge is the popular girl who's always spreading gossip with her friends. She keeps up to date on all the latest fashion trends and always looks absolutely stunning. Sonic had a crush on her for a second there before he fell in love with Amy. Sonic’s also seen Rouge talk to Shadow a few times, which is why he made them friends in his daydreams.

Silver comes from a MEGA rich family. He got all sorts of high tech stuff that he just treats so casually. It's like this kid is from the future!

Blaze is a foreign exchange student who only barely speaks English but is still doing pretty well in school and is pretty well liked by the other kids. Sonic’s hung out with her a few times to help her with her science homework.

Finally, Eggman is really a teacher at the school. In fact he's the teacher who all the students universally agree is the worst and they all hate him. Most of the daydreams happen in his class. Other villains from the Sonic franchise are in actuality, other teachers at the school. Sonic doesn't have as much against them though, which is why they're usually one-off villains.

[transgender-chiroptera]

Mexican Free-tailed bat, via

[5h0w1sh]

Shadow is taking the picture

[feather-bone]

Mexican free-tailed bat! Really interesting little beasts! Pups roost all together in the highest parts of the colony’s cave, and mothers have to be able to find their own pup to nurse out of many thousands of baby bats. The densest concentration of this species is in Bracken Cave in Texas, with over 20 million individuals.

[ID: an illustration of a tan and dark brown bat flying to the left on a textured, teal-tinted cloudy sky background. End.]

[artzee534]

mint chocolate defenders RISE UP!

[todaysbat]

"What people think working in bat conservation is like." Via Bat Conservation International on tiktok

Audio description: automated voice recording that matches the captions

Video description: a Mexican free-tailed bat climbing around on rocks

Video credit: Jonathon Alonzo

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Mayst I request chapin's free-tailed bat? :}

Of course! It was a little hard to find good photos, but what a silly looking guy! I wanted to make sure I got a picture in of the male's interesting hair.

The first photo is of a male, and the second is of a female I believe :)

[loveisinthebat]

Shneakin

[princeyralsei]

What College/University Programs I Think the Sonic Cast Would Major in Because I'm Bored

Sonic: Environmental science or biology for life sci. He's been an eco warrior since Day 1 what else could he possibly take interest in

Tails: Mechanical engineering because duh that's his thing

Knuckles: Athletic therapy/sports management

Amy: Psychology

Shadow: Biology for health sci or health studies, anything in the medical field. He was inspired after caring for his sister; he hopes to either find a cure for N.I.D.S. or become an EMT

Silver: Environmental science or biology just like Sonic BUT specifically for plants. Perhaps biochemistry

Blaze: I was stuck on her for a while, but I was thinking astronomy! It seems to suit her imo. That or philosophy

Rouge: Definitely gemology lol

Bonus for the Chaotix: Forensic sciences or criminology