Flying puppies!

Worked as a zookeeper back in the 80's. In the building where the nocturnal animals were housed, there was one single bat, sort of last survivor of a bigger group we used to have. Don't know the exact bat sort anymore, but this guy or girl was pretty big, like a 6 month old kitten big. He recognized us in our work clothing, would fly over and landed on your arm, just to cuddle and see if we had something to eat. Cute as hell, but a lot of visitors where scared to death when they felt him flying over their head to get to us. Real friendly animal.

Bats are awesome, I don't get why people have always hated them.

Why are they so freaking adorable!?!?!

Like we needed proof to know they are cute. Of course this proof is very much appreciated!

Bats are seriously adorable! Especially all photos and videos of them wrapped up in blankets like burritos.

bats are awesome little creatures

Thank you. These flying foxes or fruitbats are terribly misunderstood. Check out Megabattie on YouTube, she's amazing too

This was great, thank you!

Oh Dear! their heart is in the right place but oh dear. while the fact that the flying fox that eats cherry guavas next to my gate just about gives me a heart attack every time i come home in the dark means I'm less fond of him/her than I am of the little micro bats that live in my roof who I absolutely adore. they are beautiful creatures the i avoid as much as possible because... https://batrescue.org.au/new/about-bats-2/myths-and-facts/abl.html http://conditions.health.qld.gov.au/HealthCondition/condition/14/217/14/bats-and-human-health http://conditions.health.qld.gov.au/HealthCondition/condition/14/217/10/australian-bat-lyssavirus I get that the point is stop people being afraid of them and raise the positivity of their profile but it seems irresponsible to leave out that you should Never directly handle bats and that the people who do are immunized against the disease that bat might have If you find a sick bat call W.I.R.E.S. :) I do love my bat though... from a distance

These are so freaking beautiful!! I hope this page will spread so people won't be scared.

Don't get why people are repulsed by them. This post throws that horror association completely out the window and I love it.

I treasure and appreciate the bat who inhabits a place under my siding, beside the stone chimney every summer. I have few bugs except paper wasps. I don’t know if it’s the same individual or family that have been there since 2001, when I moved in the house.

All bats are cool. There should be more pics of the "ugly ones" as well. I´ll upvote them all.

Extremely cute!!! 😍 And I thought their eyes were very sensitive to light (these seem fine)

Thank you. Very cute and educational.

baby bats are SO CUTE and I love them so much!

This makes me feel bad for all the time I've killed bats in minecraft. Is it just me?

John Wayne Gacy looked cute and funny in his clown outfit.....

My niece's Jr. High website had photos of a bat and I asked about them. The bat was found injured on the playground and the animal control officer who picked it up took it to a rescue. A few weeks later, the rescue brought the bat to show its progress. Unfortunately, part of its wing was damaged and it wouldn't be able to fly, so it became a pet for the school. Every few weeks, a rescue worker would bring the bat and the kids got to know her, held a naming contest, brought her live bugs in jars. When we were at the park, my niece spotted a colony of bats flying at sunset and shared everything she learned about their evening trips. She will LOVE this Bored Panda thread.