SAVE THE BATS

#SAVETHEBATS is a national campaign managed by the Organization for Bat Conservation. We seek to educate, inspire, and activate people to save bats across the nation! For more bat related info, tips, and news visit us at www.batconservation.org

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Time for a #BatFact! Did you know that Egyptian fruit bat offspring typically stay with the same colony as their parents for their entire lives?! #SavetheBats

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"Rat brains have taught us a lot, but researchers in Israel have found an interesting alternative model to understanding how the hippocampus helps mammals navigate: Bats." 

http://go.savebats.org/2F6EjZi

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Happy Friday from the bats at the Bat Zone! Join us this weekend for some Bat Zone tours tonight through Sunday! #SavetheBats

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"There are about 120 bats in the bat cave at the Oregon Zoo. Some of them are the endangered Rodrigues fruit bat, also known as the Rodrigues flying fox. One of them is named Kali and she has quite the story." #SavetheBats

http://go.savebats.org/2F4efhC

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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! #SavetheBats

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Time for a #BatFact! Did you know that the Straw-colored fruit bat is the second largest bat in Africa?! #SavetheBats

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"Officials at a Pennsylvania cave formation say bats have been observed hibernating there for the first time since a fungus nearly wiped out the state’s bat population."

http://go.savebats.org/2E8l1BE

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"The longest-lived bats—those belonging to the Myotis genus—may have their telomeres to thank for their slow aging process, according to a study published yesterday (Feb 7) in Science Advances."

http://go.savebats.org/2BhTBdQ

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Whoa! It looks like someone bit off more than they could chew! Good morning from the Bat Zone! 

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We call this trio the "Three Bat-keteers!" The Three Musketeers would be proud! 

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This sweet face is Sebastian, a Striped Skunk! Did you know there's only ten species of skunks? Almost all of them live in North and Central America!

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We hope your Sunday goes by nice and slow like our sloth, Molasses! 

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Shout out to one of OBC's volunteers, Karen O'Connor, for taking such an amazing picture of Kamilah! She truly captured her beauty! 

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Me in my house welcoming you with excitement

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Join the Organization for Bat Conservation and local artist Megan Kott for an art-themed community night, My Batty Valentine! Live animals will be present at this event which we guarantee will steal your heart! 

http://go.savebats.org/2rj9PjD

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"In Mexico, there are 138 different species of bats, 38 of them are categorized “at risk” by the Mexican norm." This sanctuary could be crucial in stabilizing bat populations in Mexico! 

http://go.savebats.org/2rSgG3P

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What a happy Vampire bat! Did you know there's only three species of Vampire bats? There's the common vampire bat, the hairy-legged vampire bat and the white-winged vampire bat!