this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2023
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These are Gould's Wattled Bats, rescued from a roof that was being replaced.

It's from the Instagram account microbatsofmelbourne.

https://www.instagram.com/microbatsofmelbourne/

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[–] Nepenthe@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

How are they so docile, though? I'm not familiar with the course of action for sedating wild bats and it would be hard to believe you could just reach up and grab one

[–] radix@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)