Want to keep bats, but think your belfry's too small?

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From https://scitechdaily.com/kittis-hog-nosed-bat-is-worlds-smallest-mammal/

Kitti’s Hog-Nosed Bat Is World’s Smallest Mammal
DECEMBER 3, 2012

The Kitti’s hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), sometimes referred to as the bumblebee bat due to its diminutive size, was discovered in 1970s and could arguably be the world’s smallest mammal, depending on how size is defined.

C. thonglongyai is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and is found in western Thailand and southeast Burma, in limestone caves along rivers. It is the only existing member of the family Craseonycteridae. Its coat is reddish-brown or gray, with a distinctive pig-like snout. Colonies vary in size, but most have an average of 100 individuals per cave. Some caves will have smaller groups from 10 to 15, while others will have up to 500. The bat feeds in short bursts of activity during evenings and dawn, foraging for insects. Its wings seem to be adapted for hovering flight.

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[democratisphere]

1. Cute little creatures.

[Solly Mack]

2. Squee!!!!

[GallopingGhost]

3. Oh man, those

are beyond adorable!

I love bats. They get a bad rap. They don't get enough credit for the millions of insects they eat.

[LeftInTX]

4. I like bats myself, but would never handle them with a bare hand

There was a bat flying around a Spurs game and Manu Ginobili swatted it. Manu's bat thing went viral. It was all the talk on the news.

The downside: Manu had to get a rabies vaccine!

(San Antonio is home to the largest bat colony in the world)

Link to tweet

[GallopingGhost]

6. Yes, Bracken Cave.

I watched a documentary on it. That would be an incredible sight to see in person.

I love the scene in Great Outdoors with John Candy and Dan Aykroyd.

[Coventina]

5. Squee!!!!

How adorable is that?!?!?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Squeee!!!!