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If You Think Bats Are Terrifying These 57 Pics Will Change Your Mind
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Bats. They get a bad rap, don’t they? They’ll fly in my hair! They’ll suck my blood! They have rabies! While there may be the slightest grain of truth in the blood feeding and rabies myths (only 3 species of bat feed on blood, while less than 1% of bats carry the rabies virus), they are certainly not interested in flying near your hair and would much rather eat a piece of yummy fruit or some insects.
Not only bats are none of the things listed above - they're actually vital to many ecosystems. Eating various kinds of vermin and pest insects bats can lessen the use of pesticides and the fruit bats help in pollinating many plants. And with more than 1,200 types of bats, all of them contribute in different ways.
To further disprove the unfair reputation our poor bat buddies have been saddled with, we here at Bored Panda have compiled pictures of bats being their true selves. We think you’ll agree that they are completely adorable! Scroll down to check out the cute animals below; they are sure to change your perceptions about these night-flyers forever. We sure would love to get a pet bat for ourselves or at least scratch a baby bats belly!
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I have a chihuahua puppy and I can confirm that this is what he looks like most of the time lol
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I recognize this lovely little batty, he is a Rainforest Fluffball (not a scientific name), and he and his charming little white-furred, banana-yellow ears buddies have been haunting my homepage with their adorableness for many years.
I think bats are neither scary nor ugly...they are absolutely adorable in baby form, and even the adults are handsome.
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And neither are they BATS but FOXES
...what
Bats are precious! We love to walk our neighborhood at dusk and watch them fly!
I've had bats swoop past when I take the dog out the last walk of the night. My son did NOT find this as amusing as I did...I was calm and said "oh, a bat" and he began flailing about to keep it out of his hair. I mean, really?
Admittedly, the arm flapping goof ball was me for about the first three months that we lived in our neighborhood. Our old one didn't have bats. They're my favorite thing now!
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Even ebola seems to have originated from bats
Bats are good for the environment by eating bugs , transferring seeds for regrowth , & their guano is used in gardens . But, they can also cause diseases such as Hystoplasmosis , & a few carry rabies.
FLYING PUPPIES!!!
Bats have never frightened me. I've always thought they are beautiful and awesome. I'd love to have one as a pet but I don't for the same reason I don't keep birds - they are supposed to have a huge space to fly that I can't provide.
Omg, such boopable little noses! You get a boop, you get a boop, you get a boop....boops for all the little noses!!
The book Stellaluna, forever changed the way I view bats. I love them!
aww i used to love that book so much
Used to read that book to my son all the time. Good memories!
Bats are really good to have around because they eat mosquitoes...
I have three bathouses in my yard. Love watching them come out at dusk.
How long did it take after you put your bathouses up to have bats move in? We've had one up for two years and so far nothing. I wonder if I should move it.
Sorry I took so long. I think we just lucked out on it. One under the eaves and two on 10 foot poles by the patio/garden
FYI- bathouse: birdhouse with open bottom and no hole.
In the UK they eat moths and other small insects. Bats are an indicator of environmental stability. They swoop around near your head to sweep up biting insects- whats not to like about them?
Only these cutiesb don't live in the UK (if only in zoos)
Um, maybe the swoop around near your head part..
Actually bat's have really good location skills, so the whole 'get in my hair' thing is untrue
MY HEART IS MELTING
I love bats. Thanks for showing how adorable they can be. Hopefully some people will overcome any negative perceptions
They are so cute, the suckling one was sooo sweet!
This whole post makes me want to pet a bat.... serious cuteness overload... they are more attractive than a lot of small dogs I know
I adore them, and they are so useful to the environment
These were the cutest pictures ever :)
Can anybody tell me what kind of bats are these and what parts of Earth do they live?Because I think bats look pretty different where I live
*sigh* I want a pet bat XD...I know logically I can't, but it's fun to daydream about ^_^
Bats are awesome. They're like fluffy dragons. Sky puppies. THEY EAT MOSQUITOS.
They are so cuute...
adorable little animals . i would love to have some ..
#40 is not even a bat... look at its hands 😒
So cute, I love the bat purritos, at the bat sanctuaries they wrap the baby bats in mini blankies to keep them warm, I love bats!!! 💖💖💖
I've always thought bats were cute, but I know to little of their species. I'm not sure which will turn me into a sexy irresistible vampire, a glittering vampire or badass rip your head off vampire. I don't want to glitter, sexy or badass are okay though.
I wanna bat. To be my friend for me to love and hold. He doesn't have to fly he can ride on my head.
Well, perhaps all bat lovers dreamed for pet bat at some point of their life. They wouldn't make good pets, though. If they did, people would've started breeding and selling them as pets by now. Of course, some people find ways to obtain bats and keep them as pets but this is usually illegal and often those folks don't have a clue how to properly take care of these unusual mammals.
Most of this are fruit bats (or flying foxes) definetly the cuter of the species.
Check out the childrens book titled, Stellaluna!
Please....Put up *Bat Boxes* in your trees. Gives them a home and they free you from the mosquitoes!!
Aww these were so heart-warming!! Bats are so cutesie <3
Looks like my pomeranian, Milo! So cute!
I love all species of bats and, as others may have done. I'll point out that most of these are Fruit Bats (Megabats), who seem to specialise in being cute. Don't forget the other fellas too! The Microbats - the Horseshoes, Vampires and Pipistrelles, the Noctules and Long-Eared. They're not as conventionally cute but they all need our support!
Battys!!
want them to use house we put up....noone....
I need to get a job at a bat sanctuary!
I'm in love with these misunderstood little fellers!
they have the sweetest face