Bizarre-looking Bat's Strong Bite


	Bizarre-looking Bat's Strong Bite

David Hughes

8-21-2009 6:41 PM

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David Hughes says:

I'm a great bat lover! Anyone else?

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8-21-2009 7:21 PM

michellezm

Yes, I love them too. I'm particularly fond of the beautiful fox-faced Wahlberg's Fruit Bats that roost on the undersides of the drooping leaves of my banana trees. Apparently they make good pets. I've had the privilege of handling one as I'm acquainted with someone who keeps some as pets.

8-21-2009 8:44 PM

lollipop10

Yes i love bats too.

8-21-2009 10:50 PM

bignosemousie

I love that bats eat mosquitoes. I hope they eat them all.

8-22-2009 12:56 AM

celestialdancer

Meeee tooooo all bats, the strangest one I have had the good fortune of seeing live is a ghost bat.

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