#fyi the link to get your own tumblr 2022 year in review may not work correctly in the app i had issues with it earlier

[todaysbat]

I posted 641 times in 2022

That's 17 more posts than 2021!

146 posts created (23%)

495 posts reblogged (77%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@todaysbat

@icouldkillyouwiththistray

@naturallyoccurringminotaur

@bunjywunjy

@antiqueanimals

I tagged 632 of my posts in 2022

Only 1% of my posts had no tags

#bat art - 66 posts

#mod post - 54 posts

#self reblog - 54 posts

#not bats - 47 posts

#bat science - 38 posts

#how you can help - 33 posts

#video - 25 posts

#conservation - 25 posts

#bat biology - 22 posts

#anonymous - 20 posts

Longest Tag: 91 characters

#as we're getting into the season when the pups start flying in the northern hemisphere soon

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Kitti's Hog-Nosed Bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai)

This species is found only in restricted parts of western Thailand and parts of Myanmar, roosting only in limestone caves near rivers.

Image Source: Yushi & Keiko Osawa

Image Description: A greyish bat in midflight in a limestone cave

281 notes - Posted January 21, 2022

#4

This is Cookie, a rescued bat at Bat World Sanctuary. This video is a recording of an attempt at teaching Cookie how to feed themselves.

If you're triggered by mealworms wriggling, I'd recommend not viewing this video.

304 notes - Posted February 17, 2022

#3

“Because bats drink while in flight, they must have pooled or slow-moving water to get a drink,” says BCI Restoration Team Lead Ethan Sandoval. “Their ability to use these pooled water resources is determined by each species’ flight maneuverability, as well as the size and length of a pool and the flyway surrounding it. A stretch of riparian habitat with long, reliable pools is where you see the most bat activity.”

Sandoval and his team are currently working on projects to restore water sources and riparian habitat for bats and other wildlife in Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah. The team partners with state and federal agencies, other non-profits, private landowners, and local communities. They seek to target resources close to known bat roosts, using years of roost survey data assembled by BCI’s Subterranean Team in collaboration with abandoned mine and cave managers. 

362 notes - Posted September 21, 2022

#2

Doughnut Bat Tom (elbows_selbo): "Delighted to discover that nature has evolved a bat that looks exactly like a jam doughnut"

This is one of two different species, either a western or eastern red bat. These two species are pretty much identical in appearance, so in fact, nature evolved a bat that looks like a jam doughnut twice.

Image source: unknown, was found on Facebook

From a Quote retweet by the PA Bat Rescue, featuring Krimpet the Eastern red bat (thanks to @nyahjima for sharing that information)

1,138 notes - Posted January 2, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

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Image description: a gif of a little light brown colored bat in the palm of someone's hand wiggling its ears.

2,072 notes - Posted October 5, 2022

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