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), these adorable animals are certainly not interested in flying near your hair and would much rather eat a piece of yummy fruit or some insects.
Not only the cute 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 a list of bat photos where these animals are just being their true selves. We think you’ll agree that they are completely adorable! Scroll down to check out the fluffy cute bats 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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Baby Bat In A Blanket
Tiny Baby Bats
Adorable Bat
Cute And Fluffy Bat Baby
Tiny Baby Bat
Puppy Eyes
Baby Bats In Blankets
Adorable Fluffy Bat
Adorable Bat Enjoying Scratches
Honduran White Bat Baby
Adorable Bats
The Cutest Dracula
Bat Snackies
Munching On Some Fruit
Tiny Baby Bat
Not Sharing With Anyone!
Bat Yawns
Cute Bat
Tiny Baby Bat
Baby Bat In Blanket
Fluffiest Baby Bat
Tiniest Baby
Wide-Eyed Baby Bat
Adorable Honduran Bat
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.
Hi There!
Bat-Ception
Shy Baby Bat
Adorable Bat
Upside Down Eating Is The Best Eating
Fluffy Cute Bat
Snoozing Bat
Cutest Blep
Tiny Baby Bat
Baby Bat In A Blanket
Watermelon Snackies
Tiniest Baby Bat
Baby Bats In Blankets
Henlo, Friend!
Adorable Bat
Fluffy Baby
Cute Baby Bat
Snuggly Bats
Adorable Bat
Baby Bat
Fluffy Cute Bat
Bat Burrito
Bat Nap
Cutest Baby Bats
Adorable Bat
Tiny Baby Bat
Wing Stretching
Bat Burritos
Pocket Pet
Fluffy Bats
Hi There!
Tiny Baby Bat
I think bats are neither scary nor ugly...they are absolutely adorable in baby form, and even the adults are handsome.
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?
Load More Replies...Omg, such boopable little noses! You get a boop, you get a boop, you get a boop....boops for all the little noses!!
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.
The book Stellaluna, forever changed the way I view bats. I love them!
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.
Load More Replies...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)
Load More Replies...I love bats. Thanks for showing how adorable they can be. Hopefully some people will overcome any negative perceptions
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
*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.
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!
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.
Load More Replies...Most of this are fruit bats (or flying foxes) definetly the cuter of the species.
Please....Put up *Bat Boxes* in your trees. Gives them a home and they free you from the mosquitoes!!
Bats are one of the first (maybe the first) vector of rabies in the world.
But don't dislike them because of that, all wild animals can carry some diseases. Perhaps rabies find bats suitable as home for some reason. Probably it's because a bat can carry any disease far away thanks to its ability to fly.
Load More Replies...Are you kidding with me? Just because they are called flying foxes, it doesn't mean they really are. Did you even read this Wikipedia page? It's written clearly that they are a species of old world giant fruit bat. And also, it probably escaped your notice, but there are many species shown on the list, not just fruit bats. So, next time you write s**t... No, wait, just don't write anything, your comment is agony to read.
Load More Replies...I think bats are neither scary nor ugly...they are absolutely adorable in baby form, and even the adults are handsome.
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?
Load More Replies...Omg, such boopable little noses! You get a boop, you get a boop, you get a boop....boops for all the little noses!!
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.
The book Stellaluna, forever changed the way I view bats. I love them!
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.
Load More Replies...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)
Load More Replies...I love bats. Thanks for showing how adorable they can be. Hopefully some people will overcome any negative perceptions
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
*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.
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!
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.
Load More Replies...Most of this are fruit bats (or flying foxes) definetly the cuter of the species.
Please....Put up *Bat Boxes* in your trees. Gives them a home and they free you from the mosquitoes!!
Bats are one of the first (maybe the first) vector of rabies in the world.
But don't dislike them because of that, all wild animals can carry some diseases. Perhaps rabies find bats suitable as home for some reason. Probably it's because a bat can carry any disease far away thanks to its ability to fly.
Load More Replies...Are you kidding with me? Just because they are called flying foxes, it doesn't mean they really are. Did you even read this Wikipedia page? It's written clearly that they are a species of old world giant fruit bat. And also, it probably escaped your notice, but there are many species shown on the list, not just fruit bats. So, next time you write s**t... No, wait, just don't write anything, your comment is agony to read.
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