Quiet now.
I have something to say, and yes, it’s about bats.
I’ve lived my whole life thinking of bats as dirty, oily, leather-y vampires who are dumb AF and keep getting electrocuted on power lines. But over the last few weeks, I’ve had a profound realisation.
Bats are sky puppies and why did no one tell me. Not once.
In the words of writer Daniel Ortberg, who at the time was writing about possums (who some would argue are land bats), “YOUR [FEET] ARE FULL OF THOUGHTS AND INTENTIONS AND YOUR MOUTH IS FULL OF MURDER.”
That’s… that’s what I thought about bats.
In my mind, they were flying rats but more disturbing because WHY DON’T I KNOW WHAT YOUR WINGS ARE MADE OF.
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I am fascinated by bats, we have them in our trees
But they are responsible for some terribly deadly diseases like Hendra
There's a big colony in one of our local parks, and they are a mixed blessing. A great tourist attraction - my aunty thought they were amazing. But they also do a lot of damage to the trees, and the place is covered in guano (gross). The council is having to have arborists do regular checks on the trees, and clean the place up - it's not cheap, but there's not much they can do about it. They do look really cool when they all fly off in the evening, though!
Yeah, play with them all you want, but if you’re in anything less than MOPP-3 bio suit, please stay in isolation for 2 weeks before interacting with any other humans. Please and thank you.
Clearly not a fan of the Batman franchise - I've read your reviews on IMDB ;o)