thank goodness there’s banana for scale
5 feet ~ 1 m 50 i think
That’s not a banana in his pocket…
If domesticating charismatic species as pets was a priority, flying foxes should be on the shortlist, alongside sloths and capybaras.
Not wise. They carry Lyssavirus which is basically rabies.
You can get vaxxed, but unless you’re a bat handler, there’s basically no need.
They are amazing animals though. My mum rehabilitates injured / stray flying foxes.
Perhaps the breeding/genetic engineering process involved in the domestication project could target rabies immunity as well
I carry rabies too but I’m still domesticated.
What do they mean “mainly” feeds on fruits and nectar?
They also like to eat misbehaving children.
In all seriousness, they also eat flowers, pollen, and nectar, and some species may eat insects if fruit is scarce.
But also children
only if they’re misbehaving.
They have been known to tempt children into misbehaving if they’re in the mood for veal.
The worlds cutest bats. If it wasn’t for the diseases they might carry, I’d love if we could domesticate and make them pets because I’d absolutely love to have one.
Sky doggy.
Why is president Obama in the photo?
That looks huge! I wonder how big it would be if it stretched its wings…
Forced perspective. With that said, possibly as much as more than 5 feet. Maybe.
When this is the norm and then you find out how tiny bats are in the US, Batman ceases to have any rep. True childhood story.
