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This Gerard is this flying fox holding a cigarette ! (bat photo is edited I'm pretty sure)
Bat Fact: "The megabats, including flying foxes, have the greatest encephalization quotient (brain size relative to body size) of any bat family at 1.20. This value is equivalent to that of domestic dogs." (Source)
Bullets(?) Gerard is this Bumblebee bat (aka Kitti's hog-nosed bat) !
Bat Fact: "Kitti's hog-nosed bat occupies limestone caves along rivers within dry evergreen or deciduous forests. In Thailand, it is restricted to a small region of the Tenasserim Hills in Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province, within the drainage basin of the Khwae Noi River." (Source)
Sylvia from MCR's Lltbp tour is this Giant golden-crowned flying fox !
Bat Fact: "The giant golden-crowned flying fox was described as a new species in 1831 by German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz. Eschscholtz placed it in the genus Pteropus with a scientific name of Pteropus jubatus. Its species name "jubatus" is from Latin, meaning "having a mane or crest, crested"." (Source)
Images sourced from pinterest
This clown Gerard is this Pallid bat ! (click for full bat photo)
Bat Facts: "Pallid bats will eat a variety of prey items. These can include crickets, scorpions, centipedes, ground beetles, grasshoppers, cicadas, praying mantis and long-horned beetles. They have been known to eat lizards and rodents. What is unique to the pallid bat is that it catches its food almost exclusively on the ground as opposed to while in flight." (Source)
Images sourced from pinterest
Lltbp Gerard is this picture of a Fruit Bat/Flying Fox !
Bat Fact: "Fruit bats (family Pteropodidae) are primarily Old World bats that feed largely on fruit, nectar, and pollen. They are key pollinators and seed dispersers in tropical and subtropical ecosystems." (Source)
Images sourced from pinterest
🦇 Soggy Gerard from the Helena MV is this bat covered in dew during hibernation ! (species unknown as i found the image from this post , but I think this bat is a myotis of sorts !)
🦇 This Gerard is a White-winged vampire bat !
Small fact:
Like other vampire bats, the white-winged vampire bats saliva contains plasminogen activators, which rapidly dissolves the host's blood clots that form during feeding; platelet aggregation inhibitors, which prevent the formation of blood clots; and other anticoagulants. These compounds in their saliva are especially effective on birds. Birds are their preferred prey source, but they will also prey on mammals such as goats and cattle ! (Source)
🦇 this Gerard is a Greater Bamboo Bat !
Small fact:
Like other bats in Tylonycteris, greater bamboo bats are quite small, weighing between 3 grams (0.11 oz) and 10 grams (0.35 oz). They have a forearm length of 22 millimetres (0.87 in) to 32 millimetres (1.3 in). Compared to other bats, the genus has a flattened skull, and has pads on the thumb and base of the foot ! (Source)
