Bats are the only true flying mammals. There are over 1,400 species of bats, and they can be found on nearly every part of the planet. Not only are they cute, they are also important...
Studying how bats use echolocation has helped scientists develop navigational aids for the blind. Without bats’ pollination, seed dispersal, and pest control we wouldn’t have bananas, avocados, mangoes, agave, or cacao… that’s right, bats bring us tequila and chocolate!
Do not handle it with bare hands! Bats can carry rabies.
Here's a map of worldwide rescues and temporary care instructions.
Bats should never be kept as pets: Here's why.
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fond on a window edge. Gone since.
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Trouvee sur un bord de fenêtre. A suivre.
😬 PSA: be sure to get a rabies vaccine if wake up with a bat in your house, because they can bite you in your sleep without you realizing it
From now on, I shall suffocate at night with my window closed. 💀💀
If it makes you feel better, only 2.5 people per year died from rabies in the US, and none of them received the prophylactic treatment. 2021 was unusual in that there were 5 rabies deaths; 4 of them from bats. Having said that, ABSOLUTELY take it seriously if you get bitten by any wild animal, and if you wake up with a bat in your house as mentioned above. If you get the treatment before symptoms develop, you will be fine.
As long as you have intact insect screens in your window that shouldn’t be a problem, the most common ways bats get into houses are from gaps and holes in the roof/attic of a house. Although I know in some other countries insect screens aren’t standard so uhh good luck I guess!
good luck
Yea... Thanks, I'll need it xd
Sometime people nails insect screens to their windows in France, but that's very uncommon. I wish we had these integrated insect green at standard window as saw from other countries on the internet.
I didn't know bat could have rabies. Recently I've learn squirrel can have it too. Where I am, the fox is the carrier people are careful about.
Small. Fluffy. Angry.
Eldenring boss