Finding a little bat in a corner of a kitchen at Shingwedzi Rest Camp, was definitely an unexpected, but not unwelcome, surprise.
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Cute, but I’ve been scared of bats since they used to swoop by our hair when I was a teen and out at night where I used to live near a park with a bunch of trees. We figured that’s where that belief that bats try to get in your hair came from. They were trying to eat all the mosquitos that were being attracted to us!
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I’m more scared of the mosquitoes than the bats 😉
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A great picture!
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Thanks Chris!
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Awwwwww ..he’s sweet !
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Definitely much cuter than you’d think!
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Is that so : ))))
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oh the poor thing. I hope it was returned to the wild.
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Rest assured Seeker, we helped him to a nearby tree where it hid in the leaves.
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Bats are so cool. Unfortunately, a fungal infection is decimating a huge population of this gentle mammal. I hope they find a cure. they are important to us, besides being so …. cool!
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That’s aweful Kanzensakura! Earth would be a much different place without bats 😦
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Yes, it would. You may want to google white nose fungus. When i first read about this a couple of years ago, it truly caused me to weep. I don’t see the clouds of them at dusk the way I used to and it causes me grief.
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I’m definitely looking up that fungus first chance I get, thanks Kanzensakura!
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Now that jerks at my heartstrings. That poor thing.
Best wishes to that little kitchen bat.
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Welcome to de Wets Wild BDAbbott! We helped the exhausted little creature to a nearby tree, and hopefully he could recouperate there till night fell some hours later 😉
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We like bats. 😉
janet
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They’re a vital part of a healthy ecosystem, and they’re actually quite cute, aren’t they Janet? 😉
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And they eat mosquitoes, always a plus in my book.
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Same here Janet!
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awww…
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Glad you liked our contribution Nando! Welcome here!
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Hope you sent him on his way…
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We took it to a nearby mopane tree where he quickly scrambled into the leaves.
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