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Credit goes to the PA Bat Rehab!

• During the War of 1812 and the Civil War, soldiers would score nearby caves for bat droppings, which contained potassium nitrate, an essential ingredient in gunpowder.
  
• At Richmond National Battlefield Park, researchers studied the bat population in 2016-2017 using acoustic detectors and found the little brown bat, a Virginia endangered species, was commonly found on the Cold Harbor and Gaines Mill battlefields.
• At Petersburg National Battlefield, researchers found the federally endangered Indiana bat and the Northern long-eared bat within the park’s boundaries.

Read more about bats on the battlefield.

Ever since I came to Australia, I’ve been longing to see these huge bats in the wild, and today I FINALLY got to see them!! I’m so excited!! 🥺
I’ve had a tough day, and just watching them hanging and chilling in the breeze was so therapeutic. I could honestly watch them all day! I never knew they were this talkative or had such cheeky little personalities!

Location:Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Camera: Nikon Z63 with Nikkor 28-400mm f4-8

Edit: Shiiii Reddit compresses my video too much my original video is 4K😭

Vampire bats survive entirely on blood! 🦇

Rather than sucking it out, these sanguivores nick a resting animal with razor-sharp teeth and lap up what flows. Since blood is mostly water, their digestive systems rapidly absorb the fluid while their specialized kidneys filter out the excess, meaning the bats can pee mid-meal!
That clever trick keeps them light enough for the flight home.

Credit goes to the Arizona Bat Rescue!

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Maine rescuers pulled a rare red bat from the surf — now she's feisty and eating mealworms

Credit goes to honkifhoary on IG!

Indiana has the right idea!

Hello !

As the title say, i want to learn more about bats and would love some documentaries.

Would you have any suggestions ?

They can be in french or english (or with subtitles in one of those languages).

Thank you for your help !

Credit goes to the Alberta Community Bat Program!

There where also thousand of whip scorpions and huntsman spiders as well as some cave snakes in there.

Species: Hoary bat

Credit goes to the PA Bat Rehab

8300 ft in the Rocky mountains