Bats
Bats are cool
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!
Found a bat in need of help?
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Do not handle it with bare hands! Bats can carry rabies.
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Here's a map of worldwide rescues and temporary care instructions.
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Bats should never be kept as pets: Here's why.
Celebrate bats with us!
Our community's mascot is Baxter. Baxter is an Egyptian fruit bat that was cruelly kept alone and confined to a small cage for 12 years before being rescued by a bat sanctuary. You can read the full story by clicking on his name.
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You need to get yourself vaccinated for rabies.
Also, he was very cute.
I didn't touch them in any way. I was very careful.
Like everyone else said, just go get the shot.
A bat isn't like a spider or a mosquito. It has lived in your house for who knows how long. When a bat bites you, it's not gonna swell up and itch like a spider or a mosquito. Your gonna wake up with two pin pricks on your ankle or something and totally miss it. Or it'll salavate on your toothbrush or take a nibble out of an apple on your counter.
The shot will either be covered by Medicaid or any insurance or your government if you're not American.
If you want any help or information please reach out. I have plenty of generic advice (since I don't know where you live) and I'll help you in any way I can remotely.
If you want to be scared into it, just look up anything about rabies. It's literally the scariest disease I've ever seen. No cure, no treatment, going crazy, the whole shebang. It can also live in your body for years before it hits. And the vaccine works at any time before symptoms hit.