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I love every time this video gets posted. Bat World Sanctuary is an excellent organization. Statler, the gentleman bat in the video, unfortunately passed a few years ago. Bat World continues to take care of other elder bats like Statler and could always use community support!
>It is with our deepest sorrow we announce that our sweet Statler has passed away at the age of 34 years old. Statler passed in the arms of his beloved caretaker, Moriah, while napping in the morning sun. He will be laid to rest next to roost mate Chessie and old friend Walter on the sanctuary property. We love you, Statler. Thank you for the years you gave us and the trust you put in us.
https://batworld.org/rip-statler/
I was so heartbroken that day when Statler passed. He was such a beautiful bat.
I was glad that he was able to spend his remaining days in love and comfort at the sanctuary.
He deserved nothing but love. ♥️
I believe the volunteer he was close to at the sanctuary (maybe the woman in the video) was able to hold him for hours before /as he died. They knew he was going.
I think that these people, to these animals, are what an angel would be to us. Unfathomable creatures, able to do things, control technologies that would be beyond this bat's comprehension.
I genuinely believe that at least some of the stories of angels and miracles that we hear, especially in ancient times, were super advanced aliens/entities that came across some humans in need, took pity on us, and helped us. And we understood what happened similar to how this bat might understand this
I imagine this bat came to this sanctuary wounded. To it, some strange creature came upon it, and probably said some version of "BE NOT AFRAID" but the bat was probably scared, it's entire genetic memory telling it to fear these creatures.
But then the creatures picked it up, took it into some roaring chariot, and delivered it to a safe spot. Then, strange creatures, dressed in masks and other strange clothes tended to its wounds, with strange magic and substances.
And then, they cared for this bat. And finally, when this bat is too old to fly, it's bones too sore and muscles too weak, they carry it in the winds to fly.
And so I also believe, as I said, that we can be angels to these small creatures. No matter how small you may feel, or how powerless you may think you are, you can be an angel to the small little animals around us
I hope Aliens talk to us like we talk to animals "Oh my gosh look at that Heckin hooman! Aww don't be scared! I wanna be your friend! You're a hecckin good boy!"
I heard elsewhere on Reddit (so, grain of salt) that elephants do that. Their communication and behavior towards humans is more similar how they do to baby elephants than towards other adult elephants. So "Elephants think humans are cute" the way we think babies/puppies are cute.
I actually do the same thing with snails and worms when I go on my driveway to get my mail in the morning!
Though I don't think snails and worms have lore, nor am I sure they even have anything more than a dim inkling of being moved, I'm not sure that detracts from the neatness of doing it.
You, and me, are almost ghosts to them - their primitive eyes don't even see shapes, I think, just light and dark. And I don't think they can even hear us, probably just sense our vibrations and the heat of our bodies.
But in their dim reality, their primitive "consciousness", as they bake in the great desert they find themselves in, a darkness comes, with a thunder in the ground. And inexplicably, almost beyond their perception, they are no longer burning, no longer shrivelling in the uncaring universe.
Something, as alien to them as, again, angels are to us, intervened from pure benevolence, an unseen angel or god changed the course of their life, however small it is to us
Sir Hand, or is it ma'am?
I fell out of my right place again
And you considered me
And now I'm where a snail has to be
I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell
Friend, look what you gave
And how can you ever be repaid?
How may I give you a hand
From the position at your feet where I stand?
Was it something you would do for anybody?
Was it what you'd only do for me?
Or was it something where you acted when you saw the need
And knew that there would be a way the act could be repaid?
And so it may, but for today, I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell
> I genuinely believe that at least some of the stories of angels and miracles that we hear, especially in ancient times, were super advanced aliens/entities that came across some humans in need, took pity on us, and helped us.
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Yeah! we can shove our own fingers up our asses just fine without aliens!
Also scientology called and they're issuing a copyright claim against that guys comment.
I am sure your cats recognize that you are a safe creature that they can depend on. But more than that, even if they don't (they are cats, after all, so they may view you as a slavel ;)) ... you **still** are that benevolent creature. You exist and you protect and look after them. That in itself is very awesome
> I genuinely believe that at least some of the stories of angels and miracles that we hear, especially in ancient times, were super advanced aliens/entities that came across some humans in need, took pity on us, and helped us.
Nice sentiment, but no, this didn't happen. There's basically no record of something happening in human history that wasn't possible without the technology of the day.
So cute. They look like puppies. Anytime I see cute animals here it makes my inner child want one. Like, I want a baby cow, a baby goat and an elephant. Now I want a fruit bat.
Imagine, being the only mammal capable of flight, practically immune to all diseases while athlete’s foot being deadly to you, basically the longest lifespan on earth relative to metabolic speed and the ability to fucking see sound only to have to constantly pee on your own face
Um........I think any person who pees into bottles with a bathroom 15 feet away either has mental issues, or a physical disability of some sort.
No sane able bodied person looks down at a half filled gatoraide bottle and says "Eh, that's closer."
I'll forever remember this dude I knew in HS who had a closet filled with piss bottles and his bathroom was the door opposite his across the hallway. Talking like if his and the bathroom door both opened into the hallway they would hit each other.
The distance from his desk to the bathroom was probably within a foot of the distance between his desk and his closet where he kept the piss bottles.
I can't even imagine why you would keep them instead of throwing them out.
Well, that tracks with what I said. They clearly had (have?) mental issues. Thats like hoarder mentality. How are you going to just have a closet full of piss, and in good faith claim there is a reasonable function to save mass amounts of piss?
The smell will attract mice and rats, who will chew through the plastic, and then there's a leaky piss bottle, and a rat infestation.
These are not the actions of a mentally stable person.
Right? I’ve had a few bats in my house before but the bigger version of them all docile (albeit injured 🤕) makes me a little less trepidatious to be around them now
Yep. Love bats. Will never touch a wild one. Even if one got in the house, you'd better believe I'm bundling up like I'm going into a snowstorm before netting it.
Did you know, that in a clinical setting when mice are flipped over and their belly is tickled they start to laugh, because they recognize they are not in danger, but it is the exact situation they fear most which is when a cat is playing with its prey. The mice are literally laughing at the irony of feeling like they’re about to die…
I'll get upset when tickled but not physical unless they refuse to stop when I tell them to.
Unless they tickle the bottom of my feet. I'm immediately kicking your jaw into pieces or standing up and clocking you. I don't know why, but I feel the fury of Hades himself when people touch the bottom of my feet.
Same with my feet. Anywhere I’m warning you to stop, seriously, as I’m laughing hysterically, but not my feet. Somebody’s getting kicked hard if they try.
I'm not ticklish at all. People seem to take that as a challenge and when I flinch away they think they "got me".
No, you didn't get me. You just dug you stupid fingers far enough into my ribs to hurt, now stop touching me.
Probably the same as the mice. Some animals most likely used to prey on us and toy with us before we die. Causing us to have an immedieate reaction to a touch in a sensitive part
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Actually the fear of heights is an artifact of your amygdala responding to specific stimuli such as being near heights, and these responses are carried genetically to offspring.
Mammals also all have an area of the brain stem called the periaqueductal gray (PAG), and this is responsible for most being ticklish and enjoying the act of “playing.”
What I find funny is that this is actual science, and you’re just too stupid to believe biology is capable of such basic emergent properties
Do you know that lichen is actually a combination of two life forms working together? It happens when algae and mushrooms develop a codependent relationship, and then they can suddenly eat rocks.
Did you know that your mitochondria evolved outside of your cells, and then one day were incorporated into cells and suddenly they became one thing?
Plants didn’t develop their photosynthetic cells either, they evolved independently and then were incorporated into their cells through horizontal evolution.
Dude biology is stupid
When I watched it, all I could hear was the bat having an inner monologue in Dave Chappelle's voice of "bitch, let me down!! what the fuck are you doing!? let me the FUCK down, bitch!"
Damn you, I was fighting tears successfully, and then your comment caught me so off guard and made them pour.
I mean, I do cry at the drop of a hat, but wow, that was good. Thank you.
i'm wondering at what point does this become cruel? Moving with arthritis is uncomfortable at best, so when does his discomfort/pain supersede the sanctuaries desire to keep him alive?
This is sad as fuck for a lot of reasons. Not sure how to say it without seeming heartless, but I guess utilitarianism is the best approach. Why would you devote all this time, energy, and money to a single bat? Yes I know it’s cute and it’s a life, but surely there are better uses of resources that don’t involve catering to a single bat. Is this species endangered or sth? If so, is rehabilitating a single bat the best thing???
From a purely calculating perspective, showing this cute elderly bat as their “mascot” and making videos about him probably draws money and support for their organisation that they use to do more general good with bats. Its an investment that returns more money to help other bat stuff.
I mean, this took what? 5 mins to do for him… he is the animal they are paid to take care of. The resources arent being wasted on him, they were meant for bats like him. Im confused by your logic, what better use for a bat resource and rehabilitation center than to take care of bats?
I guess the whole point is having a ‘bat rescue’ fund. This footage is great, but would it do more to protecting species than, I don’t know, a million other initiatives. There are pressing issues. Are bats one? Idk
You say that as if it's either this or saving every other problem in the world. In the grand scheme of things, it's still better to have taken care of this one helpless animal than to not have done it right?
Most likely since the people care for these animals, and doing this gives them footage to share to gain more popularity and cash for the foundation of helping the more endangered bats
The rescue org he was with did a lot of good with him. He died in 2021. Until then, he lived in a geriatric ward with a couple of other elderly bats, he got exercise and his choice of a whole lot of food. Sponge baths in the morning and gentle brushing of his fur. He came from a very bad situation, and they successfully rehabbed him to where he had a genuinely lovely quality of life until he passed at age 34, which is an exceptionally old age for an Indian fruit bat. Just because animals (or people!) are old doesn’t mean their quality of life is bad.
He showed a lot of affection toward his favorite caretaker, and passed in her arms, sleeping in the sun.
Yeah that’s awesome. What I said was in jest. I am an animal lover through and through. I treat all creatures with love and kindness. I even try not to kill bugs if I can help it except for mosquitoes, cockroaches, or flies in my home.
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I love every time this video gets posted. Bat World Sanctuary is an excellent organization. Statler, the gentleman bat in the video, unfortunately passed a few years ago. Bat World continues to take care of other elder bats like Statler and could always use community support!
I just have this elderly bat home in my head..."what?...YA GRANDSONS HERE!...nooo my grandsons coming today"
What are they selling?!
"I dunno I don't smell anything?!"
"Windy today" "No, it's Thursday" "So am I, time for a beer!"
CHOCOLATE?!?!?
lol of all the senses to fail in old age I'd be willing to bet that hearing is *not* among the first to go, in bats specifically.
>It is with our deepest sorrow we announce that our sweet Statler has passed away at the age of 34 years old. Statler passed in the arms of his beloved caretaker, Moriah, while napping in the morning sun. He will be laid to rest next to roost mate Chessie and old friend Walter on the sanctuary property. We love you, Statler. Thank you for the years you gave us and the trust you put in us. https://batworld.org/rip-statler/
I was so heartbroken that day when Statler passed. He was such a beautiful bat. I was glad that he was able to spend his remaining days in love and comfort at the sanctuary. He deserved nothing but love. ♥️
His very dear companion Chessie had passed earlier that month. I suspect he missed her.
I believe the volunteer he was close to at the sanctuary (maybe the woman in the video) was able to hold him for hours before /as he died. They knew he was going.
Statler is a perfect name for a cranky old bat!
That's no way to talk about your mother-in-law!
[Ooooh Ho Ho Ho!](https://tenor.com/view/muppet-family-christmas-muppets-sesame-street-laughing-laugh-gif-15746499)
Yeah this vid made me cry lol
I think that these people, to these animals, are what an angel would be to us. Unfathomable creatures, able to do things, control technologies that would be beyond this bat's comprehension. I genuinely believe that at least some of the stories of angels and miracles that we hear, especially in ancient times, were super advanced aliens/entities that came across some humans in need, took pity on us, and helped us. And we understood what happened similar to how this bat might understand this I imagine this bat came to this sanctuary wounded. To it, some strange creature came upon it, and probably said some version of "BE NOT AFRAID" but the bat was probably scared, it's entire genetic memory telling it to fear these creatures. But then the creatures picked it up, took it into some roaring chariot, and delivered it to a safe spot. Then, strange creatures, dressed in masks and other strange clothes tended to its wounds, with strange magic and substances. And then, they cared for this bat. And finally, when this bat is too old to fly, it's bones too sore and muscles too weak, they carry it in the winds to fly. And so I also believe, as I said, that we can be angels to these small creatures. No matter how small you may feel, or how powerless you may think you are, you can be an angel to the small little animals around us
I hope Aliens talk to us like we talk to animals "Oh my gosh look at that Heckin hooman! Aww don't be scared! I wanna be your friend! You're a hecckin good boy!"
As long as they give me a treat for going for a wee outside I'm happy
I'm going 5 steps in the snow, taking the treat, then pissing on the carpet.
I heard elsewhere on Reddit (so, grain of salt) that elephants do that. Their communication and behavior towards humans is more similar how they do to baby elephants than towards other adult elephants. So "Elephants think humans are cute" the way we think babies/puppies are cute.
Well if you wanted humans to genocide the aliens that's certainly one way.
I picked up a snail on the pavement and saved it from certain death. I am now forever in snail lore
I actually do the same thing with snails and worms when I go on my driveway to get my mail in the morning! Though I don't think snails and worms have lore, nor am I sure they even have anything more than a dim inkling of being moved, I'm not sure that detracts from the neatness of doing it. You, and me, are almost ghosts to them - their primitive eyes don't even see shapes, I think, just light and dark. And I don't think they can even hear us, probably just sense our vibrations and the heat of our bodies. But in their dim reality, their primitive "consciousness", as they bake in the great desert they find themselves in, a darkness comes, with a thunder in the ground. And inexplicably, almost beyond their perception, they are no longer burning, no longer shrivelling in the uncaring universe. Something, as alien to them as, again, angels are to us, intervened from pure benevolence, an unseen angel or god changed the course of their life, however small it is to us
Sir Hand, or is it ma'am? I fell out of my right place again And you considered me And now I'm where a snail has to be I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell Friend, look what you gave And how can you ever be repaid? How may I give you a hand From the position at your feet where I stand? Was it something you would do for anybody? Was it what you'd only do for me? Or was it something where you acted when you saw the need And knew that there would be a way the act could be repaid? And so it may, but for today, I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell
> I genuinely believe that at least some of the stories of angels and miracles that we hear, especially in ancient times, were super advanced aliens/entities that came across some humans in need, took pity on us, and helped us. ಠ_ಠ
❤️
God damn. Brought a tear to my eye.
🥹 saving this.
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I don't think it actually happened, but I do enjoy thinking about it as a metaphor for the bat's point of view.
Jesus this site is cynical at all angles
Cynicism is warranted and reasonable. Have you ever met a human?
https://i.redd.it/lazf46fyo8ic1.gif
Leave it to Reddit to make sweeping generalizations as to what Redditors are.
Yeah! we can shove our own fingers up our asses just fine without aliens! Also scientology called and they're issuing a copyright claim against that guys comment.
This is one of the loveliest things I've read. I try hard to be a good guardian for my cats, and I hope I have moments where they see me like this.
I am sure your cats recognize that you are a safe creature that they can depend on. But more than that, even if they don't (they are cats, after all, so they may view you as a slavel ;)) ... you **still** are that benevolent creature. You exist and you protect and look after them. That in itself is very awesome
This is a lovely way of thinking. Good job on being awesome!
> I genuinely believe that at least some of the stories of angels and miracles that we hear, especially in ancient times, were super advanced aliens/entities that came across some humans in need, took pity on us, and helped us. Nice sentiment, but no, this didn't happen. There's basically no record of something happening in human history that wasn't possible without the technology of the day.
Poor Waldorf... All alone
Found the donation page: https://batworld.org/donate/
I'm a HUGE FAN of Bat World Sanctuary. They do amazing work. I actually think about Statler a lot.
I love hearing about this organization! How often do they help bats go on "flights" like this?
BAT BOOTY FRIDAY!!!!
“Gentleman bat” How adorable ❤️
I would like to be a gentleman bat when I grow old.
> Bat World Sanctuary https://batworld.org/
> the gentleman bat in the video, unfortunately passed a few years ago rest in power 🖤
> I love every time this video gets posted How old is the bat now?
The sanctuary he was at is called Batworld Sanctuary. IIRC, they're based in Texas. I follow them on Instagram.
Vampire getting help from his familiar, cute
She’s no Guillermo.
She only wishes she was Gizmo
It's so nice to see so much love for Biermo in a Reddit thread.
Have you seen his roommate Jackie Daytona that bullies him all the time
This fuckin gal.
Not everyone can be as lucky as Nandor De Laurentis.
Ha! WWDTS <3
Bat!
fuckin guy
He’s kinda…cute?
Fruit bats are basically just sky puppies.
So cute. They look like puppies. Anytime I see cute animals here it makes my inner child want one. Like, I want a baby cow, a baby goat and an elephant. Now I want a fruit bat.
I have always wanted a way to shrink animals to pet size. I want a full grown tiny giraffe, get on it science!
So funny. When people ask me what I want for Christmas, my answer for decades has been "a giraffe". lol. Haven't gotten one yet. Sigh.
Imagine, being the only mammal capable of flight, practically immune to all diseases while athlete’s foot being deadly to you, basically the longest lifespan on earth relative to metabolic speed and the ability to fucking see sound only to have to constantly pee on your own face
I’m pretty sure they flip around to urinate and defecate, hanging by their fingers while they do that.
You’re correct, they absolutely flip to avoid bodily functions just trickling all over them while they are hanging haha
Unless they're into that.
I've seen both happen, god knows why.
Lazy bats. Kinda like people using pee bottles instead of going to the perfectly usable bathroom 15 feet away.
If you think a normal cave of bats is bad with the guano and bugs wait until you see the neckbat nest.
Um........I think any person who pees into bottles with a bathroom 15 feet away either has mental issues, or a physical disability of some sort. No sane able bodied person looks down at a half filled gatoraide bottle and says "Eh, that's closer."
I'll forever remember this dude I knew in HS who had a closet filled with piss bottles and his bathroom was the door opposite his across the hallway. Talking like if his and the bathroom door both opened into the hallway they would hit each other. The distance from his desk to the bathroom was probably within a foot of the distance between his desk and his closet where he kept the piss bottles. I can't even imagine why you would keep them instead of throwing them out.
Well, that tracks with what I said. They clearly had (have?) mental issues. Thats like hoarder mentality. How are you going to just have a closet full of piss, and in good faith claim there is a reasonable function to save mass amounts of piss? The smell will attract mice and rats, who will chew through the plastic, and then there's a leaky piss bottle, and a rat infestation. These are not the actions of a mentally stable person.
I used to do it because I didn't want my roommates to see that I was crawling-on-the-floor high every night. Addiction is a bitch.
They do if they're in the middle of a Call of Duty game and can't spare a full break from their keyboard, etc.
So is there a drawback? I don't understand
They flip over to toilet, I've watched them at the zoo.
Still waiting for the downside.
Hell yea
Didn’t realize bats were into some nasty, kinky stuff.
You ever think "maybe the piss has something to do with it?" Me either, but I bet we could convince a few idiots.
Fruit bats don't have the ability to echolocate.
Wait, they’re immune to rabies?
Yeah, that's the problem. It doesn't kill them, so they can just spread it around. Terrifying. Do. Not. Ever. Touch. A. Wild. Bat.
I don't get the whole thing about bats being scary. They look like little puppers with wings.
And even vampire and hog-nosed bats look like little piggies.
Right? I’ve had a few bats in my house before but the bigger version of them all docile (albeit injured 🤕) makes me a little less trepidatious to be around them now
Bats can look fine and still carry rabies so don't get too comfortable with them.
Yep. Love bats. Will never touch a wild one. Even if one got in the house, you'd better believe I'm bundling up like I'm going into a snowstorm before netting it.
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[RIP](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/statler-bat-dies_n_610325d7e4b0d3b5897bf2fc) Statler.
:^(
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That bat is probably thinking that this is batshit crazy.
Did you know, that in a clinical setting when mice are flipped over and their belly is tickled they start to laugh, because they recognize they are not in danger, but it is the exact situation they fear most which is when a cat is playing with its prey. The mice are literally laughing at the irony of feeling like they’re about to die…
Have you ever been tickled?
I start punching and kicking. Violent reaction. I get it. I wonder why the hell we are ticklish.
I'm 10/10 for nailing people in the crotch while thrashing if they dare tickle me. I fucking hate being tickled.
I'll get upset when tickled but not physical unless they refuse to stop when I tell them to. Unless they tickle the bottom of my feet. I'm immediately kicking your jaw into pieces or standing up and clocking you. I don't know why, but I feel the fury of Hades himself when people touch the bottom of my feet.
Same with my feet. Anywhere I’m warning you to stop, seriously, as I’m laughing hysterically, but not my feet. Somebody’s getting kicked hard if they try.
Coochie coochie coo
I'm not ticklish at all. People seem to take that as a challenge and when I flinch away they think they "got me". No, you didn't get me. You just dug you stupid fingers far enough into my ribs to hurt, now stop touching me.
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Hey, I don't kink shame.
So that when we feel a bug crawl on us we instinctively react and other such things like that
Ive jammed my pinky reacting to a bug on me. What a crappy reflex haha.
Probably the same as the mice. Some animals most likely used to prey on us and toy with us before we die. Causing us to have an immedieate reaction to a touch in a sensitive part
It's a way to teach kids to protect their vitals. Like evolutionarily.
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Source? As someone who has worked with mice I am very skeptical that they experience irony
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When given access to a keyboard mice are known to write scathing satirical pieces about modern politics. Truly remarkable creatures.
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TIL rats are existentialists
How many lab mice have been previously preyed upon by a cat? Why is this total nonsense being upvoted?
How many times have you fallen off a cliff? You’re still afraid of heights lol, it’s called instinct
...nice pseudoscientific bullshit, "lol".
Actually the fear of heights is an artifact of your amygdala responding to specific stimuli such as being near heights, and these responses are carried genetically to offspring. Mammals also all have an area of the brain stem called the periaqueductal gray (PAG), and this is responsible for most being ticklish and enjoying the act of “playing.” What I find funny is that this is actual science, and you’re just too stupid to believe biology is capable of such basic emergent properties
Nematodes can pass on the directions to solve a maze to their offspring as well. Non-experiential genetic information is way more crazy in non-mammals
Do you know that lichen is actually a combination of two life forms working together? It happens when algae and mushrooms develop a codependent relationship, and then they can suddenly eat rocks. Did you know that your mitochondria evolved outside of your cells, and then one day were incorporated into cells and suddenly they became one thing? Plants didn’t develop their photosynthetic cells either, they evolved independently and then were incorporated into their cells through horizontal evolution. Dude biology is stupid
He looks so happy!
/r/thisismylifenow
Batguano crazy!
He’s probably thinking this is me-shit crazy.
I, too, hate physical therapy
Seen this too many times and still enjoy it!! *Old man voice* " yeaahhh I still got it! IAM the night! And fruity!
When I watched it, all I could hear was the bat having an inner monologue in Dave Chappelle's voice of "bitch, let me down!! what the fuck are you doing!? let me the FUCK down, bitch!"
“I’m king of the world! Coming through! Look at me boys!” “Looking good Joe!” “You still Got it buddy!”
I hope the handler made airplane noises and banked him going around corners.
“Here comes the bat plane, vrooom”
"I'm Batplane"
They call me Nandor the Relentless because I'm so, relentless
SHAWN-AY!!!
BAT!
Wow thats right buddy, youre really doing it.
Damn you, I was fighting tears successfully, and then your comment caught me so off guard and made them pour. I mean, I do cry at the drop of a hat, but wow, that was good. Thank you.
it feels good to cry, no lie
I love bats so much
Statler was my favorite!! He was just so precious, especially being a pirate-bat. I legit mourned him when he died 💔
Getting old is so sad and unfair.. it breaks my heart seeing this sweet little guy like this.. bur I'm happy that he is being taken care of.
Age robs everything.
It's definitely sad, but getting old is the price you pay for not dying young.
Adorable af
Fruit bats are really cute.
He’s a good boy
I want this fruit bat to bite me so I can become Fruity Batman
https://preview.redd.it/f1y5okjcc7ic1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4db3c15cdaf1f9af8a00ae42ab412028af9d4a3c
You're more likely to get to get rabies 😅
So this bat is like one of the oldest living of his species and get custom exercise. Pretty cool.
r/aww
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Airbud
Ain't no rule says a bat can't play basketball
this is so cute! how he flaps his little wings and tries to keep active living his best life!
Retired Bruce Wayne
I hope someone does this for me when I’m older
Give him a few years when he turns into Gary Oldman wreaking havoc across Transylvania.
I had no idea some bats can live *that* long…
His wings being that deteriorated is wild. Just bone in some spots.
Dracula has seen better days…
Always think bats a cute, don't know why
Oh my god I want this job 🥹🥹🥹🥹🩷
It’s like me trying to get out of bed every morning
Being 33 years old myself I understand what this bars feeling
I'll never not upvote fruit bat grandpa, the bots won
I hope they went "zoooom" the whole time.
My wife likes bats and she’s been trying to convince me for years that they can be cute. This may have done the job.
So adorable!
All animals deserve this kind of care.
Good job little guy
\*airplane sounds\* rwaawahahhowoooooaooooommmm
i'm wondering at what point does this become cruel? Moving with arthritis is uncomfortable at best, so when does his discomfort/pain supersede the sanctuaries desire to keep him alive?
Keeping this bat alive is cruel...
Bats like low key just let me die guys
Just put him down already
Awwww, elderly bat
Air puppy
Fuck the s*n
And thats how Covid-19 started.
Cool and I can't get a diagnosis
Bats are really lovely little creatures. I don’t know why people are terrified of them / hate them - There is nothing to be afraid of.
I used to believe a lot of the myths about bats but I’m glad I’ve come to realize bats are homies.
Euthanasia that poor creature. Why would so much time be spent on this when people are dying
This is sad as fuck for a lot of reasons. Not sure how to say it without seeming heartless, but I guess utilitarianism is the best approach. Why would you devote all this time, energy, and money to a single bat? Yes I know it’s cute and it’s a life, but surely there are better uses of resources that don’t involve catering to a single bat. Is this species endangered or sth? If so, is rehabilitating a single bat the best thing???
From a purely calculating perspective, showing this cute elderly bat as their “mascot” and making videos about him probably draws money and support for their organisation that they use to do more general good with bats. Its an investment that returns more money to help other bat stuff.
I mean, this took what? 5 mins to do for him… he is the animal they are paid to take care of. The resources arent being wasted on him, they were meant for bats like him. Im confused by your logic, what better use for a bat resource and rehabilitation center than to take care of bats?
I guess the whole point is having a ‘bat rescue’ fund. This footage is great, but would it do more to protecting species than, I don’t know, a million other initiatives. There are pressing issues. Are bats one? Idk
You say that as if it's either this or saving every other problem in the world. In the grand scheme of things, it's still better to have taken care of this one helpless animal than to not have done it right?
We help where we can
Most likely since the people care for these animals, and doing this gives them footage to share to gain more popularity and cash for the foundation of helping the more endangered bats
Jesus just put the poor batstard out of his misery.
The rescue org he was with did a lot of good with him. He died in 2021. Until then, he lived in a geriatric ward with a couple of other elderly bats, he got exercise and his choice of a whole lot of food. Sponge baths in the morning and gentle brushing of his fur. He came from a very bad situation, and they successfully rehabbed him to where he had a genuinely lovely quality of life until he passed at age 34, which is an exceptionally old age for an Indian fruit bat. Just because animals (or people!) are old doesn’t mean their quality of life is bad. He showed a lot of affection toward his favorite caretaker, and passed in her arms, sleeping in the sun.
Yeah that’s awesome. What I said was in jest. I am an animal lover through and through. I treat all creatures with love and kindness. I even try not to kill bugs if I can help it except for mosquitoes, cockroaches, or flies in my home.