Credit to @bat.conservation.rescue.qld : Our myth today is that ‘bats are aggressive’. The truth is that bats are not aggressive, like any wild animal they can be scared and act defensively. This myth can stem from a couple of situations. Most people do not see bats up close and when they do, the bat is injured or unwell in some way. An injured animal will be stressed, frightened and try and make themselves look as big and scary as possible. For flying foxes this means vocalizing loudly and stretching their wings out so they look much larger then they actually are. This bat is not acting aggressively, it is acting terrified of you! The other reason this myth may come about is that bats need to drop in order to take off. So if you are walking at night you may see a bat drop out of the tree in front of you and seem to fly after you. This isn’t what’s happening at all, the bat is dropping so it can fly away from you. We all need to realize that to wild animals we are big predators. Wild animals are going to act out of fear, which may be misinterpreted, as aggression. What we have found is that bats usually calm down extremely well in care once they realize you are there to help them. Pictured is Ezra enjoying some ribena straight after being rescued from the ground. Ezra has been a very calm and relaxed bat in care. Some pawpaw and ribena won him over early! Remember that any bat by itself during the day is in need of help. Don’t touch the bat and give us a call immediately on 0488 228 134 for Brisbane and surrounds or your local wildlife rescue for other regions. #bcrq #flyingfox #brisbane #queensland #notouchnorisk #fruitbat #bat #australia #wild #wildlife #wildliferescue #keystone #microbat #australianwildlife @imaznowflake https://www.instagram.com/p/CATlG9GAE-a/?igshid=17enrk2e1dpcf
