In germany this particular kind is called "Flughund" which translates to "flying dog". Regular bats are called "Fledermaus" which pretty much means "winged mouse".
He's perfectly capable of reaching all his bits, but he loved to be petted; he climbed on Mandi while she was cleaning icky corners on the floor of the aviary; he demanded cuddles and lengthy petting; Mandi whipped out her phone and we all got the benefit of Jeddah's pleasurable squeaking
Fun fact: most animals actually enjoy petting. It's something they rarely ever get in nature but still seem to be wired to enjoy. I think there's been whole studies on this.
@@PunakiviAddikti God gave animals enjoyment of petting and me two hands for petting. I don’t see a problem here, aside from the fact that there are no animals being pet by me at this moment. 🤷🏽♀️
@@MegabattieI understand by a veterinarian. Rabies goes around approx every 7 years but I would be so careful with bats too and be vaccinated just to be on the safe side. I got bit by a bat by accidentally cornering him and not realizing he was in the corner I was in so he did what he was to do. Protect himself. I got a rabies shot right away.
It's not just us Native Americans and other aboriginal peoples who understand this. Imagine if any number of species in the ceratopsidae family or hadrosaurs would be able to scratch behind their frills or cranial extensions. They'd be your friend for the moment. In modern times, deer, elk, buffalo and overseas giraffes and elephants appreciate a good scratch but each are unique in trust to be able to do so. Domesticated cattle are more likely to grant permission than our bison cousins. Likewise, an elk or moose would rather trample you than a deer buck who lives around towns. Always ask permission before attempting to pet or give scratches. It may take hours or years to finally be able to snuggle with our larger fauna. It requires a great deal of trust and mutual understanding. Sometimes, they are instantly chill with you, sometimes they are not as individuals. Just be careful.
yea , why do you think they called them FLYING FOXES? Not only do they look equaly fluffy (thou they lack the fluffiest part, their tail) nooooo their exactly the same! I bet they also love catfood (as regular foxes LOVE that stuff, i dont know why (realy i know... they share ancestors of both : cats and dogs. Their basicaly a happy ballance of both)
They don't eat cat food; they're fructivores, nectivores, nectar and pollen feeders, and they sometimes folivorous. They are not a happy balance of cat and dog
@@MH-ft4er Yes they see really well Flying-foxes don’t echolocate. They have large eyes with good daylight vision and excellent night vision. They navigate by sight. The don’t hide away during the daylight hours; they live in large colonies in trees during the day, in full sun.
isnt it wonderful how there are so many animals just loving getting pets and scritches? and how we, as a whole, decided that we loved giving out pets and scritches? opposable thumbs truly are wonderful
@@kieran5099 i know some of my flaws here have made them selves known and i was going on a type and ferget mood, but bats are rather cute when you see how they are. hell they also are vary clean lil things as adults as yes they shit and piss on them selves but it is uasly followed with some form of self care to tend to the wings as they need to be cared for or a bat cant fly and them selves for cleanlyness like rats who keep cleanas well.
Shannon King .., bats normally kind of wig me out, but this one was cute as hell. Probably b/c it’s a little bigger & has more distinct features. Smaller bats pry wig me out more.
@Flower 34 well thank you for explaining that. I didn't bother to watch the video or read the title. I just decided to comment and hope someone would tell me what happened.
Shadow Heart is that by population relative to total mammal population, or by total # of unique species in mammalia? I'd have a lot of trouble believing the former considering how many rodents and humans there are
Hi Stephany; it's an open secret in the batty world that the flying-foxes are more than ridiculously cute. Welcome to Megabattie, I'm Meg I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care. There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies. You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow. There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions. I put up videos from Mandi and my rescue and care videos, so look to the title or description to figure out the context of the vids. Mandi doesn't rescue but she does a huge amount of rehabbing and has a lot of permanent care bats unable to be released for various reasons. She sends me the most amazing videos of her old retired bats in care; they've all got individual personalities and adorable quirks. Mandi lives 1200 kms away from me so I don't get to visit there often. I raise money for her on the videos. The rescue vids from my point of view are all mine, and if you hear me talking and see my hands in the videos doing bat care, then that's me too.
Huh it is so much of species of bats. This one is flying fox. His name came from he looks like a fox! Bats are mammals. So they can be petted. Even the vampire bat is cute and too little! I dunno why people are surprised by cuty side of bats!
Adorable!! I love the little noises he makes. It's so wierd that I see how cute he is and I'm SO GLAD you're taking care of him, yet I'm still freaked out by the sight of a bat flying near me.
It's healthy to be a bit wary around them since they can carry the rabies virus. I don't really fear them, but I respect their boundaries, like I would for any wild animal. One day, a young bat fell asleep on my chain link fence, right on the gate. I got to study him/her up close since the bat was sleeping very soundly, but I left it alone. At least the people who did this video gave that warning at the end.
Jeddah couldn't be released (I don't know the reason), so the original carer was looking for a permanent care placement for him. In the meantime Mandi was caring for him; he needed to be kept tame so he could be an effective education animal. He loved to climb onto her and demand cuddles; she was cleaning out the crud from the bottom of the aviary, and he climbed aboard and solicited cuddles and petting. Mandi obliged, and whipped out her phone to record his pleasure. He has since gone to a permanent care home.
Have you seen the way grown men run away from bats? Yeah, Batman was onto something. I’ve seen men that love to act tough literally running and screaming when they see a bat.
@@xikaryo6735 to be fair, bats carry so many diseases it's kind of mind-blowing. I wouldn't want to come into close contact with any bats in the wild, personally.
To be fair, you don't normally see bats like this. Usually they're flying around at night and appear dangerous/scary. That's where the stories come from.
@@kentjaspersalazar2156 He is both a bat and a flying-fox. All flying-foxes are bats. Not all bats are flying-foxes. A flying-fox is a kind of fruit bat.
He is deceitful...sometimes quiet...he is down right sneaky...not in your nightmares...when most think of bats...expecting something freaky...count 1-2 "ah ah," 3-4 "ah ah."
@American Psycho that's terrible!!! What is wrong with you??? Bats are very beneficial, some kinds eat tons of insects, others help pollinate flowers and spread fruit seeds
You're probably thinking of the pig nose looking ones, which actually can be cute in their own way. Fruit bats look like furry puppy things and are adorable.
Hi @Moominpug Welcome to Megabattie, I'm Meg I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care. There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies. You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow. There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions. I put up videos from Mandi and my rescue and care videos, so look to the title or description to figure out the context of the vids. Mandi doesn't rescue but she does a huge amount of rehabbing and has a lot of permanent care bats unable to be released for various reasons. She sends me the most amazing videos of her old retired bats in care; they've all got individual personalities and adorable quirks. Mandi lives 1200 kms away from me so I don't get to visit there often. I raise money for her on the videos. The rescue vids from my point of view are all mine, and if you hear me talking and see my hands in the videos doing bat care, then that's me too.
U mean bats have access to very archaic forms of internet allowing for talk and friendship making across the planet all over? That's probably why birds like telephone cables as well...
Just by looks they are indeed cute as cute can get, but they do carry some serious viruses, among them the recently infamous ebola, but this particular kind of fruit bat may not be a vector.
+RoarOfDamnation It has been shown that bats don't carry Ebola. The scientists jumped to the wrong conclusion. They haven't found any (African) bats who are carrying the virus. Bats in Australia can carry ABLV (Australian Bat Lyssavirus) which is a variant of rabies, and Hendra Virus. You can't catch Hendra from a bat, only from a sick horse infected (presumably) from a bat.
+RoarOfDamnation Yes the bats in Africa were persecuted as carriers of Ebola, when they weren't. People fired entire roost trees and burnt them alive. They also hunt and eat bats there, and bushmeat is one of the ways emerging viruses spill over into the human population. Sad
+Megabattie Surely saying "when they weren't" is not strictly correct, it has been proven that some species of bat carry the Ebola virus without symptoms. Making them carriers.
Hi PKC; try checking out the orphan bat playlists on my channel - they're adorably cute and think their human is their mum. Rethink away; then maybe start watching of the rescue videos to see that they're not all cuddly, but they can be quite aggressive (just to give you a more balanced view). Meg Welcome to Megabattie, I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care. There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies. You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow. There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
@@ДАРТАНЬЯН-з2щ Do not handle bats unless you’re vaccinated and trained in bat handling. Some bats may carry deadly viruses. No touch, no danger. All bat handlers and rescues are vaccinated for rabies in Australia and require yearly blood tests to show continued immunity. Bats can't give you an infection if they don't have that infection, and for the rabies virus, the bats need to be actually infected, and fewer than 1% of the population may be infected at any given time. Put your fear or worry into perspective
Amazing that people think this is abuse. Despite being mammals ourselves it is amazing that some people do not recognize the obvious mammal signs of enjoying something (yawning, sleepy eyes, etc.). This bat's behavior is so much like when my cats get into super-cuddly mode. How precious! :-)
Indeed - out of context it's a reasonable possibility if you're not familiar with bats, but I'll trust the word of the bat's caretaker over random viewers on the internet.
Many of the people bitching are the same ones that support Blackfish and other bias views of zoos or animal parks even preserves. They follow a passion and unfortunatly that passion doesn't allow them to develop understanding or even basic education on what they are fighting against
I've had to help and rehab a few bats and various other small critters like hedgehogs, rock hyrax, giant cane rats, snakes, chameleons, and birds in my lifetime, living in Africa tends to put you directly amongst them and our houses and swimming pools are often a hazardous place for them. if I leave an oil pan uncovered over night in the garage sure as dammit there'll be a Beuchells bat half drowned in there the next morning, they think it's water. believe me when I say that bats are bats, like dogs are dogs, we don't really get many large fruit bat species in South Africa, but the little squishyfaced insectivores have colonies in almost every house's roof, and they bite like crazy if they feel threatened, just as a wild mouse or rat would. this little fruit bat is not stressed. as far as he can conceive his mom is grooming him. Internet hystericals need to chill
***** Slip of the fingers on the keyboard. That said, I have no idea why it didn't notify me of your post or else I'd have corrected it straight away. I guess maybe I was thinking that between the word of the vid poster versus random commenters it was... no contest? *puts sunglasses on, is shot*
Hehe, my biology professor hated with a passion when people projected human behaviour onto animals. Once sent him a video with a owl which he hated. hehe
Well, he doesn't sound like much fun. I do think animals have behaviors similar to humans :) Was it the video where the owl was hugging the person who rescued him/her?
I had a tiny bat in my house and saw how adorable and smart it was. I now love bats. They play a very important role here catching gnats and mosquitoes. Thank you so much for letting people see they are great animals.
The benefits of having bats around far outweigh the risks. They eat mosquitoes by the truckload, pollinate certain food crops (like Avocados). The rabies thing gets blown out of proportion. That's a handful of individuals out of a population of thousands in most cases. It's true that you shouldn't handle them without protection, but that's the same with any animal. But most importantly... D'AAAAWWW!! So cuuuuuuute!
I actually had a friend who had a small colony of bats living in his attic. Everything was fine, no one was bitten, and the whole neighborhood benefitted from them eating pests.
K-Man S Damn man, I don't like Obama either, but I dont see any reason to insult someone who has a picture of the guy. I'm sure you see and hear how leftists are treating Trump and his supporters. We are supposed to be more stable and mature than that.
K-Man S That guy up there didn't ask for your opinion either. Maybe because no one needs promission. Can't handle people's profile pictures? Leave then.
I actually found a bat once, floating in a pool. I fished it out, dried i off, fed it for a whole day, and left it in a dark place to rest. The next day I took it out, it saw on my finger, turned around, squeaked and flew off. Didn't scratch or bite even once, and was one of the most adorable things I ever saw.
This bat is a Flying-Fox - they don't have echolocation - they navigate entirely by sight. They have large eyes and very good low light vision so they can find their fruit and blossom.
Asriel Dreemur I think you're both right.The Megabat family consists of fruit bats and more than one type are called flying foxes.This looks like a flying fox to me.I didn't know that the entire suborder were known as megabats,but it's a good name for them! So cute.
Oh my heart is absolutely melting. How sweet ❤❤❤❤ Some of those noises kind of reminds me of when a tiger or big cat chuffs. But on a smaller and more squeaky scale lol ❤😂
I've just watched a few short animal videos. A magpie, two ring-neck parrots, a polar bear, a baby bat, a baby owl --they all crave human touch. I am in awe of how trusting they can be though they've been born to live in the wild, independent of us. There is such innocence and honesty in these creatures, and such appreciation for a little belly rub or a head scratch. They close their eyes in ecstasy, make little soothing sounds--they let you know. They communicate. There is more in nature than we will ever begin to know. I am in awe.
Amazing. I've seen alligators, crocodiles, ducks and turtles being responsive to affection. This is a new one and it's beautiful. Thank you for posting.
@@SunnyGaming3710 yeah..there's a lady on youtube likes to dress her alligator up in weird clothes..damn thing is incredibly docile. There's also a video called "the man who swims with crocodiles" who tamed this monster croc that was injured and now it craves human affection..weird.
"We live in loops as tight and as closed as the hosts do." Thank you Ford, for here I am again, watching this cute bat video. Perhaps in another year or two I will be back here again.
LOL there are other things to watch on my channel ... Welcome to Megabattie, I'm Meg I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care. There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies. You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow. There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions. I put up videos from Mandi and my rescue and care videos, so look to the title or description to figure out the context of the vids. Mandi doesn't rescue but she does a huge amount of rehabbing and has a lot of permanent care bats unable to be released for various reasons. She sends me the most amazing videos of her old retired bats in care; they've all got individual personalities and adorable quirks. Mandi lives 1200 kms away from me so I don't get to visit there often. I raise money for her on the videos. The rescue vids from my point of view are all mine, and if you hear me talking and see my hands in the videos doing bat care, then that's me too.
Terrified? Yeah right! He wouldn't have that incredibly happy look on his face if he was terrified. Some people truly think they know animals better than everyone else, yet they can't even read very obvious body language and facial/vocal queues. I just wish I'd seen this video sooner! He looks like a perfect ambassador!
There's this one channel about a red fox named Loki, where a guy lives at home with his pet fox and records videos of Loki being cute. His channel gets a lot of hate, people deeming him an animal abuser because he doesn't let the fox go into a certain room, for example. His videos are really cute too and don't show any signs of any kind of abusive or negative relationship between the owner and fox. People really like to virtue signal I guess, even when there's clearly nothing wrong.
Hi David; are you new to my channel? If so, I recommend the orphan bat playlists for a lot of interaction. Welcome to Megabattie, There are lots more videos up, including a lot of baby videos where I interact with the very socially intelligent babies, and watch them grow up and into their huge feet and awkwardly folding wings. I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care. There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies. You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow. There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions. Meg
Would humans still be able to make friends with other species if we didn't have fingers and opposable thumbs? Think about the first wolf who ever got petted, or a belly rub, and how foreign that sensation was. It had never experienced that before and would only ever experience it from humans. And what's the deal with petting anyway? Why do we instinctively try to pet other animals, whether it's a dog or a dolphin, and why are other animals so receptive to it, as if it's a natural thing? They don't try to pet us, after all. Anyhoo, things I think about...
I think it's a general sensation akin to being groomed by others. It's like something that tells them you care about them and would like to spend time with them.
It physically feels good and mentally it's a way to Express love or affection seeing as how animals dont have a language in the sense of spoken word. Many animals rub up against, lick, or groom their young and many with friends. Us primate types just dominate the pet game with our fingers and some animals are just dying to get a piece of that sweet sweet.... finger pettins? Lol. Other animals that dont like being petted are only envious of our hands and seek to destroy us as a means to eliminate the petting competition in Hope's of one day reclaiming the mantle of best petter, but their efforts are in vain because these sweet hands can also operarate firearms. The mantle shall not change...hands...
@Frank M Martinez Never seen a chimp pet an alligator, but I did see a human do it. Just holding babies of their own species doesn't really add anything to Josh's theory, nor debunk it.
Why do we instinctively try to pet other animals? Because touch is physical sign of affection among humans. We find it comforting to touch and be touched. Certain tactile sensations are also deeply pleasurable and soothing. We also have an excessively broad visual template for 'baby.' Anything small, round, and soft, preferably with large eyes, is going to trigger the part of our brain designed for protecting and nurturing our young. That includes a *lot* of holding and petting.
Same here. I'm supposed to be doing things but I keep going to RUclips, then I clicked on one cute bat video, then another...and another....and another.....help, somebody intervene.....
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It looks like a really small dog that has wings. Kinda cute.
Super 225 sky puppy!
Not that small actually
Also known as..
*Air Doggo*
nothing 'kinda' about it
In germany this particular kind is called "Flughund" which translates to "flying dog".
Regular bats are called "Fledermaus" which pretty much means "winged mouse".
Anything that has places that they cannot rub or scratch is gonna love it. I understood every word. “Please don’t stop”.
He's perfectly capable of reaching all his bits, but he loved to be petted; he climbed on Mandi while she was cleaning icky corners on the floor of the aviary; he demanded cuddles and lengthy petting; Mandi whipped out her phone and we all got the benefit of Jeddah's pleasurable squeaking
Fun fact: most animals actually enjoy petting. It's something they rarely ever get in nature but still seem to be wired to enjoy. I think there's been whole studies on this.
@@PunakiviAddikti God gave animals enjoyment of petting and me two hands for petting. I don’t see a problem here, aside from the fact that there are no animals being pet by me at this moment. 🤷🏽♀️
@@MegabattieI understand by a veterinarian. Rabies goes around approx every 7 years but I would be so careful with bats too and be vaccinated just to be on the safe side. I got bit by a bat by accidentally cornering him and not realizing he was in the corner I was in so he did what he was to do. Protect himself. I got a rabies shot right away.
It's not just us Native Americans and other aboriginal peoples who understand this. Imagine if any number of species in the ceratopsidae family or hadrosaurs would be able to scratch behind their frills or cranial extensions. They'd be your friend for the moment. In modern times, deer, elk, buffalo and overseas giraffes and elephants appreciate a good scratch but each are unique in trust to be able to do so. Domesticated cattle are more likely to grant permission than our bison cousins. Likewise, an elk or moose would rather trample you than a deer buck who lives around towns. Always ask permission before attempting to pet or give scratches. It may take hours or years to finally be able to snuggle with our larger fauna. It requires a great deal of trust and mutual understanding. Sometimes, they are instantly chill with you, sometimes they are not as individuals. Just be careful.
HE LOOKS LIKE THE HAPPIEST LITTLE THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD 😭😭
BATS ARE SO CUTEEE
Saltoons Seen that too 😭
Not to be that one guy but animals don't smile if they're happy like we do
@@scotch7731 some dogs do, but its rare
I love your comment.
I think I may have just developed sugar diabetes over how sweet this boy is
😂😂😊😊
Bats can smile. Confirmed.
Sorry, I ruined your 69 like count
@@sebaschan-uwu don't worry, it's at 409 right now so it will end up at 420
@@thistleserbel2214 I am the 420th like 👁️👄👁️
@@luvmesumjeff aayyyyy👈👈
And they can see just as good as us
It even sounds like a fox, foxes make high pitched yipping/whimpering when they're happy just like these guys and oml it's adorable-
Well they are called flying foxes. 😏
@@TheVeniceAngel In Germany they're called flying dogs, which is almost more accurate given the behavior in the video lol
yea , why do you think they called them FLYING FOXES? Not only do they look equaly fluffy (thou they lack the fluffiest part, their tail) nooooo their exactly the same! I bet they also love catfood (as regular foxes LOVE that stuff, i dont know why (realy i know... they share ancestors of both : cats and dogs. Their basicaly a happy ballance of both)
They don't eat cat food; they're fructivores, nectivores, nectar and pollen feeders, and they sometimes folivorous.
They are not a happy balance of cat and dog
Flying Foxes like Owls are Flying Cats!
Well, there goes Batman's reputation...
His street reputation hurts pretty bad now :)
"MY PARENTS ARE DEEEEEEEAAAaooh, yeah, right there, that's the spot"
Well Its a baby bat
*pets batman* "...but I am the night...."
Apparently he’s afraid of these poor things.
This is probably the third time I've commented on this video but I still absolutely adore every squeaky second of it, even a year later.
We get it you like the video
@@Freddy_Confetti i do, congrats on being able to read
If I remember correctly, most vertebrates have a semi-conscious neural stimulus from mild pressure
That little bat has such sweet eyes.
All the Flying-Foxes have big beautiful eyes
Megabattie ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@Megabattie can they see?
@@MH-ft4er Yes they see really well
Flying-foxes don’t echolocate. They have large eyes with good daylight vision and excellent night vision. They navigate by sight. The don’t hide away during the daylight hours; they live in large colonies in trees during the day, in full sun.
@@Megabattie Very informative, thanks for that!
I am vengeance. I am the night. I am oh, yeah. Right there. That's the spot.
😂
😆
STOP MAKING FUN OF ME!
Sick 🤣👍🏾
remove the last sentence( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
isnt it wonderful how there are so many animals just loving getting pets and scritches? and how we, as a whole, decided that we loved giving out pets and scritches? opposable thumbs truly are wonderful
Stitches?
@@allis3928 No they meant scritches
@@8888BALL what are scritches?
"Scritches" is a word meant to describe the way we gentle scratch/itch (scritch) animals as a means of petting them
@@kenjen9861 ok
Omg that smiling little face and the happiness in the eyes is BEYOND CUTE!
Tiny flying fruit eating German Shepard
That's exactly what I was thinking. A little bitty German shepherd with wings.
John Doe
These animals makes me believe the anunaki story of genetic splicing.
John Doe - LOL... but tiny? Naah. :D
Wolfeblayde - lol. :D
What's a flying fruit?
Alfred: Why bats, Master Wayne?
Bruce: Bats frighten me
Bats:
LMAOA so underrated
Why do we fall, sir? We fall to squeak.
*BATS* : *the cutest thing int he world and just wish to love but some love to be loved by humans*
Lechkingofdead what
@@kieran5099 i know some of my flaws here have made them selves known and i was going on a type and ferget mood, but bats are rather cute when you see how they are. hell they also are vary clean lil things as adults as yes they shit and piss on them selves but it is uasly followed with some form of self care to tend to the wings as they need to be cared for or a bat cant fly and them selves for cleanlyness like rats who keep cleanas well.
I AM VENGEANCE!
I AM THE NIGHT!
I am adorable
MrJustonemorevoice BUT IM STILL THE NIGHT
Xbermations Bats frighten me Alfred
It's time my enemies share my dread
(Sqeaks)
MrJustonemorevoice rawr
MrJustonemorevoice 😄 Too damn awesome!
corny...
Damn that's adorable. I love the tongue coming out. That thing was in heaven.
Bat purrs?!?!
So cute.
Batman + Catwoman = Batpurr
Shannon King .., bats normally kind of wig me out, but this one was cute as hell. Probably b/c it’s a little bigger & has more distinct features. Smaller bats pry wig me out more.
@Flower 34 well thank you for explaining that. I didn't bother to watch the video or read the title. I just decided to comment and hope someone would tell me what happened.
he looks like he is smiling, he a happy boi.
bronze189 happy flying pupper boi
@Wizardry Wolf Art it's a species we cannot afford to lose
@@samuelmc0123 Good relations with the bats, I have. Go, I will.
This is the only type of bat, that I'd request to scare me "unexpectedly".
Flying in the air, out of nowhere with a big smile and a loud squeak 🥰
20% of all mammals are bats. There are over 1200 species of bats.
What a fascinating creature.
Shadow Heart wow I didn't know that. Super cool information!
Shadow Heart and I haven’t seen a bat yet
Vladimir Obama That's ok. Despite popular belief, you are not the gold standard of observation. The fact still stand.
Good old google
Shadow Heart is that by population relative to total mammal population, or by total # of unique species in mammalia? I'd have a lot of trouble believing the former considering how many rodents and humans there are
Who knew they could be so cute?❤❤
Hi Stephany; it's an open secret in the batty world that the flying-foxes are more than ridiculously cute.
Welcome to Megabattie, I'm Meg
I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care.
There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies.
You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow.
There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
I put up videos from Mandi and my rescue and care videos, so look to the title or description to figure out the context of the vids. Mandi doesn't rescue but she does a huge amount of rehabbing and has a lot of permanent care bats unable to be released for various reasons. She sends me the most amazing videos of her old retired bats in care; they've all got individual personalities and adorable quirks. Mandi lives 1200 kms away from me so I don't get to visit there often. I raise money for her on the videos.
The rescue vids from my point of view are all mine, and if you hear me talking and see my hands in the videos doing bat care, then that's me too.
Huh it is so much of species of bats. This one is flying fox. His name came from he looks like a fox! Bats are mammals. So they can be petted. Even the vampire bat is cute and too little! I dunno why people are surprised by cuty side of bats!
Daaaaawwww oh my God It the cutest thing I seen❤🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
It's like a cute dog with weird leather wings
LOL
funny : in my case, it reminded me some kind of baby fox. ^^
As I understand it, foxes are considered to be dog-like in their species.
Tawnku Imi-Uru Well foxes are in the order Canidae, which includes Foxes, Wolves, Jackals, Dingos, Coyotes and domestic dogs.
This actually IS a "flying fox" (or "Flughund" [flying dog] in German) and not your common bat. :)
I don't mean to alarm anyone, but I think that puppy has wings.
Skullomadness OH WAIT IT DOES?? WTFFFF. AAAAA
OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD
Skypuppies.
Oh shit dude... that disturbing!
Guys its fine its just a sky pupper
"I AM TERROR. I AM THE NIGHT. I AM -- ooo that feels nice! I like hoomans."
😊😊😊
Corona bat.
Coronachan
@BadPhilosophy killjoy much?
I love your comment !! It's funny and true too !!!
Adorable!! I love the little noises he makes. It's so wierd that I see how cute he is and I'm SO GLAD you're taking care of him, yet I'm still freaked out by the sight of a bat flying near me.
He's in permanent care with someone else; this was one of Mandi's bats; she sent me the video.
"It's not who I am underneath, but how squeaky I am, that defines me."
genius!
😂😂
I defined the squeak and it defines me
You win, Bruno Lapointe.
It's now been 5 solid years since this was uploaded, and it still gets cuter every day.
It's oddly satisfying.
@@Megabattie They can't be treated like pets, otherwise they'll never leave you.
@@krystalthesquirrel4973 they're not pets - they're wild animals, so no, they can't be treated as pets.
@@Megabattie It made me think that, if bats could purr, this would be what it sounds like! He is one happy little fellow, indeed! ❤️🦇
Came back again today for another dose of the cute
that’s a sky dog.
sounds like something Jay T. Dawgzone would say...do you happen to know him by any chance?😮
Or sky fox
air doggo
Umhellohi we have seals (sea dogs), regular land dogs, and bats (Sky dogs).
Air dog
The happiest cute bat in the world.
Airborne doggo.
Somnambulose *NEXT STEP IN DOGGO EVOLUTION*
Doin' me a fascinate!
dat gio idiot you don't know memes.
If seals are the doggos of the sea then bats are the doggos of the sky
n i g h t b o i
Well it's safe to say i'm not afraid of bats anymore
If a bat flew in your face looking for mosquitos I'd think it would be alarming. But these babies are sweet.
Wonder what will happen if you show this video to Batman :v
It's healthy to be a bit wary around them since they can carry the rabies virus. I don't really fear them, but I respect their boundaries, like I would for any wild animal. One day, a young bat fell asleep on my chain link fence, right on the gate. I got to study him/her up close since the bat was sleeping very soundly, but I left it alone. At least the people who did this video gave that warning at the end.
My local park has bats flying around at night and sometimes when MTBing I get one fly in my face . Rather annoying .
Ken Kaneki
Same
Those eyes are filled with nothing but love for the Handler. Can tell they have been bonded for a long time. So cute and i bet the fur is really soft.
Jeddah couldn't be released (I don't know the reason), so the original carer was looking for a permanent care placement for him.
In the meantime Mandi was caring for him; he needed to be kept tame so he could be an effective education animal.
He loved to climb onto her and demand cuddles; she was cleaning out the crud from the bottom of the aviary, and he climbed aboard and solicited cuddles and petting. Mandi obliged, and whipped out her phone to record his pleasure.
He has since gone to a permanent care home.
@@Megabattie Aww, I'm happy he found a home, what a sweetie! :)
He wants to bite you and turn you into a creature of the night!
@@joelspringman523 i would let him tbh.
@@Megabattiebeautiful little bat, so glad he is safe and will be sure to be amazing at educating people❤❤❤
I woke up kinda stressed this morning..
This little guy undid all that!!
So dam adorable!!
**pets bat**
Bat: **Happiness noises**
**happy bar noises**
*bat*
Choked on my own words
Me, watching bat make happy bat noises: *Happy Human Noises*
(Do like this:)
Bat: I'm the night
Human: I'm the day
Bat: alrighty then
(Petting Begins)
This video makes me feel like everything is going to be ok.
😐
it is, it's just that nothing can be perfect and nothing can be the worst.
yeah... for about 1:28
People like you are the problem. Everything is not going to be ok. There is no hope for this world.
@@richardspeakman3446 lol, I’m a problem for finding comfort in a flying fox video.
Batman: "I have to base my persona around fear, to scare criminals into never committing crimes again. I'll base my persona on bats."
Bats:
Lol I read that in Diedrich Bader's voice.
Have you seen the way grown men run away from bats? Yeah, Batman was onto something. I’ve seen men that love to act tough literally running and screaming when they see a bat.
@@xikaryo6735 to be fair, bats carry so many diseases it's kind of mind-blowing. I wouldn't want to come into close contact with any bats in the wild, personally.
So to subdue Batman, Joker gave him bellyrubs
You sound like you have never seen a microbat.
"How many times have you watched this?"
"Yes!"
In my defence, the squeaks are too adorable and the sniffing reminds me of my guinea pigs🥹🩵
It's very ASMR
He looks like he’s smiling, it’s so adorable
Lots of mammals can actually smile like doggos and kitties, so it probably is.
@@doomslayerfromanalternativ9363 Fabulous 🥰
all movies about bats: scary demons that will eat you alive
bats in real life: can i have sum cuddles?
To be fair, you don't normally see bats like this. Usually they're flying around at night and appear dangerous/scary. That's where the stories come from.
Don't forget that bat likes an apple or mango
This is not a bat this is flying foxes
@@kentjaspersalazar2156 He is both a bat and a flying-fox. All flying-foxes are bats. Not all bats are flying-foxes. A flying-fox is a kind of fruit bat.
@@kentjaspersalazar2156 its a grey flying fox bat, that only eats fruits and nectar
Find someone that looks at you like this bat looks at the handler.
And then you remember that bats are blind
@@randombaseddude9726 some species, not this one
@@DandSCreations i know some species are not blind, it was just a joke :v
Scared shitless?
@@randombaseddude9726 Bats have rudimentary eyesight compared to hearing but they're nowhere near blind.
That bat is living the best life ever. What a good boy he is. Give him all the lovings he wants.
He solicits scratches and petting.
I will never look at bats the same again
aaaawwwwww
They're still the chickens of the cave to me.
Best description ever.
cuz of the cuteness
flying chickens of the cave. Oh hang on.. chickens can also fly cant they.. can they?
There is an intelligence and curiosity behind those eyes.
Space Lemon.
:3
-_-)
Space Lemon.
And emotions. Feelings. All in the eyes.
Space Lemon.
And emotions and feelings too. All in the eyes
Precious baby.
She is lovely.
@SylentEulogy because it IS
Luna Eclipse Awwww!! Just so beautiful, tender, loving, sweet, adorable, & cute!!!!
Luna Eclipse, I love your profile picture and name
This is a level of affection they can never experience in the wild.
They have their own affection; flying-foxes are colony animals and they are very tactile and loving.
He is vengeance
He is the night
He is squeaky
I laughed so hard at your comment !!! So funny...and I LOVE these sweet cute bats so much !!!!
He is the Lord of cuteness... darkness ! Sorry 😍
i'm the 100th liker
SOOOOOO funny....I laughed SOOOO much from your comment.....He is Squeaky !!! lol....lol....
He is deceitful...sometimes quiet...he is down right sneaky...not in your nightmares...when most think of bats...expecting something freaky...count 1-2 "ah ah," 3-4 "ah ah."
My heart just melted :)
Witte Artistry mine already did
Witte Artistry not only yours...
Saaaaaame
@American Psycho that's terrible!!! What is wrong with you??? Bats are very beneficial, some kinds eat tons of insects, others help pollinate flowers and spread fruit seeds
mine is composed by shit
He squeaks to know where is the source of love
He squeaks because it' like purring. He is enjoying himself.
Awwwwwww this comment made my quarantine day soooo much bat-er 🥺🥺🥺
Leandro Aude AHAHAHA
@@beckayyyyyy awrite, i take you to the door
@@beckayyyyyy Nice one!
It's amazing how all creatures respond sweetly to love and kindness :*)
Me: Stop recommending these videos I've already seen.
Also Me: watches it again anyways.
why do you kids always say, 'me' ?
@@josephwatson8448 what should he say then?
@@novakrus9273 they/them
Hi Fwend!!!
Its a meme format
Lol😂
Sky puppy 😊 🐕🦇 😘🤗 😘
nice one. would also accept night pupper and bat-doge :D
Sky puppy 😁 love that !
Batpuppy 😉❤
Mary Aberilla Cave pup
ever heard of the "flying foxes"?
i thought that bats are ugly but this absolutely proved me wrong. that animal is adorable af
Jersey Fruit-bats are quite cute; most of the others ARE pretty ugly, though.
Haha, yes I thought someone might defend another type of bat. I’m sure they’re all lovely to somebody -eye of the beholder, and all that. 😉
You're probably thinking of the pig nose looking ones, which actually can be cute in their own way. Fruit bats look like furry puppy things and are adorable.
"Everything is beautiful, in its own way..."
@@ian_b Shit doesn't have many redeeming features...
Oh my goodness! What an adorable face with the best love chuckles! I💕🧚🏾♀🦇🧚🏾♀💕 LOVE bats sooooo much! Thank you for helping these precious creatures!
Hi @Moominpug
Welcome to Megabattie, I'm Meg
I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care.
There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies.
You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow.
There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
I put up videos from Mandi and my rescue and care videos, so look to the title or description to figure out the context of the vids. Mandi doesn't rescue but she does a huge amount of rehabbing and has a lot of permanent care bats unable to be released for various reasons. She sends me the most amazing videos of her old retired bats in care; they've all got individual personalities and adorable quirks. Mandi lives 1200 kms away from me so I don't get to visit there often. I raise money for her on the videos.
The rescue vids from my point of view are all mine, and if you hear me talking and see my hands in the videos doing bat care, then that's me too.
It's face looks remarkably like a puppy/canine and the noise it makes are simply adorable. Also, pro disclaimer at the end.
They are sky puppies!
+Pol Subanajouy I call them flying puppy bears because they also show some traits of bears in their faces too.
+jebus alive OMG never thought about that
grey-headed flying-fox is what they're called. Adorable is another word for them.
That's why they are called flying foxes (they have orange/grey fur and their face looks like that of a canine)
He's holding his head up and back so you can gently massage and scratch his neck. (the bat whisperer).
😂😂😂😂
this bat is very very old school , it use a dial up connection to communicate .
at least it's wireless (-;
Your batload has completed successfully.
U mean bats have access to very archaic forms of internet allowing for talk and friendship making across the planet all over? That's probably why birds like telephone cables as well...
Sounds even more old school to me by using morse code
Shithouse comment from a kid who obviously never used dial up.
God that little one chirping and smiling is so cute. Loves to be loved.
How can some people hate them ? I think this baby is just the cutest little thing.
Just by looks they are indeed cute as cute can get, but they do carry some serious viruses, among them the recently infamous ebola, but this particular kind of fruit bat may not be a vector.
+RoarOfDamnation It has been shown that bats don't carry Ebola. The scientists jumped to the wrong conclusion. They haven't found any (African) bats who are carrying the virus.
Bats in Australia can carry ABLV (Australian Bat Lyssavirus) which is a variant of rabies, and Hendra Virus. You can't catch Hendra from a bat, only from a sick horse infected (presumably) from a bat.
+Megabattie Those poor African bats!
+RoarOfDamnation Yes the bats in Africa were persecuted as carriers of Ebola, when they weren't. People fired entire roost trees and burnt them alive.
They also hunt and eat bats there, and bushmeat is one of the ways emerging viruses spill over into the human population.
Sad
+Megabattie Surely saying "when they weren't" is not strictly correct, it has been proven that some species of bat carry the Ebola virus without symptoms. Making them carriers.
His eyes are saying, “human, you and your family shall be spared during the Great Bat Uprising against humans!”
They would never.
@@reepacheirpfirewalker8629 you sure?? Looks to me this is the year of a crazed Chinese bat.
*This comment wouldve been so great if it was made at the end of 2019*
After reading the Underland Chronicles, that hits WAY different
This is exactly why i pay my monthly internet bill for :)
LOL
You dont pay it to watch drama like everyone else?
hahaahah true
You don't pay it. Your parents pay it [full stop]
@@universalman1645 You sure he's not a parent?
he's smiling so sweetly
"...something that can strike fear into the hearts of my enemies Alfred....
.... a fruit bat!"
Felice Graziano ...........LoL 🤣
That's hilarious
I'd rather be weird than them.
LoL! I can just hear Adam West saying something like that!! 😆
WHERES THE FRUIT SALAD!!
You sweetheart! You live a long, good life.
james woody Thank you. I will.
I'm sure you will, Spencer. No need to thank ME for it!
I cannot handle such extreme doses of cuteness
I know, it's hard, right?
I'm scared of bats but didn't realise until now how adorably cute they are. Time for a rethink.
Hi PKC; try checking out the orphan bat playlists on my channel - they're adorably cute and think their human is their mum. Rethink away; then maybe start watching of the rescue videos to see that they're not all cuddly, but they can be quite aggressive (just to give you a more balanced view). Meg
Welcome to Megabattie,
I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care.
There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies.
You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow.
There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
These are the cute ones there's the scary ones still alot of different species of them
@@Megabattie bats can give you a lot of nasty and horrific infections
@@ДАРТАНЬЯН-з2щ Do not handle bats unless you’re
vaccinated and trained in bat handling. Some bats may carry deadly viruses. No touch, no danger.
All bat handlers and rescues are vaccinated for rabies in Australia and require yearly blood tests to show continued immunity.
Bats can't give you an infection if they don't have that infection, and for the rabies virus, the bats need to be actually infected, and fewer than 1% of the population may be infected at any given time.
Put your fear or worry into perspective
@@ДАРТАНЬЯН-з2щ Not these they only eat fruit.
My heart has exploded from the cuteness. I need help.
you need more cuteness. only way to cure it, is to endure it.
same here
The only cure is more -cowbell- cuteness!
That is hilarious!!!
OOONE ONE QUUTE LITTLE BAT AHA AHA AHA AHA AH A!!! enjoy the holidays!!
*THAT'S SOME HIGH QUALITY, GRADE-A, TOP NOTCH; SQUEAKING!!*
lol
😂😂
Amazing that people think this is abuse. Despite being mammals ourselves it is amazing that some people do not recognize the obvious mammal signs of enjoying something (yawning, sleepy eyes, etc.). This bat's behavior is so much like when my cats get into super-cuddly mode. How precious! :-)
Indeed - out of context it's a reasonable possibility if you're not familiar with bats, but I'll trust the word of the bat's caretaker over random viewers on the internet.
Many of the people bitching are the same ones that support Blackfish and other bias views of zoos or animal parks even preserves. They follow a passion and unfortunatly that passion doesn't allow them to develop understanding or even basic education on what they are fighting against
I've had to help and rehab a few bats and various other small critters like hedgehogs, rock hyrax, giant cane rats, snakes, chameleons, and birds in my lifetime, living in Africa tends to put you directly amongst them and our houses and swimming pools are often a hazardous place for them. if I leave an oil pan uncovered over night in the garage sure as dammit there'll be a Beuchells bat half drowned in there the next morning, they think it's water. believe me when I say that bats are bats, like dogs are dogs, we don't really get many large fruit bat species in South Africa, but the little squishyfaced insectivores have colonies in almost every house's roof, and they bite like crazy if they feel threatened, just as a wild mouse or rat would. this little fruit bat is not stressed. as far as he can conceive his mom is grooming him. Internet hystericals need to chill
*****
Slip of the fingers on the keyboard. That said, I have no idea why it didn't notify me of your post or else I'd have corrected it straight away.
I guess maybe I was thinking that between the word of the vid poster versus random commenters it was... no contest? *puts sunglasses on, is shot*
The video is adorable and all... until you find out, that the live span of the bat has probably *DECREASED BY 13 YEARS* because of the captivity
Sweetest ever, he is smiling
Hehe, my biology professor hated with a passion when people projected human behaviour onto animals. Once sent him a video with a owl which he hated. hehe
Well, he doesn't sound like much fun. I do think animals have behaviors similar to humans :) Was it the video where the owl was hugging the person who rescued him/her?
crystalheart9 yeah he is
Eva D what exactly?
Awwww cute lil baby
I had a tiny bat in my house and saw how adorable and smart it was. I now love bats. They play a very important role here catching gnats and mosquitoes. Thank you so much for letting people see they are great animals.
This is a fruit bat though. They don't eat bugs
aaw she's so precious, bless you for looking after them all. So much care and love 💛💚🦇🦇
The benefits of having bats around far outweigh the risks. They eat mosquitoes by the truckload, pollinate certain food crops (like Avocados). The rabies thing gets blown out of proportion. That's a handful of individuals out of a population of thousands in most cases. It's true that you shouldn't handle them without protection, but that's the same with any animal.
But most importantly... D'AAAAWWW!! So cuuuuuuute!
You had me at "eat mosquitoes"!
They are now my 2nd favorite animal, behind opossums, which eat ticks by the truckload.
this kind of bat eats fruit though
yes and half it's lifespan due to it not being with others
I actually had a friend who had a small colony of bats living in his attic. Everything was fine, no one was bitten, and the whole neighborhood benefitted from them eating pests.
Lol hey, another Onyx!!
In all honesty, if someone rubbed my head like that I'd squeak too.
Shit if a pillow falls and caresses my head I'm liable to squeek.... quarantine has me pretty touch starved
Oh ya.. 😆
I know, right? (LOL)
you: I'll squeak
* touch *
you: nnnyaaah~
true doe...
@@vinstual9830 oh god
his head or her head IS SOOOOOO FREAKING CUTE!!!!!!!!!
His. Jeddah
How can anyone doubt that all living creatures have souls? Look at the beautiful emotion in that sweet face! ❤
I love this: "He actively solicits attention and cuddles."
Yes, he was a total snugglebunny who was very demanding of attention.
This bat looks so goddamn happy to be alive this entire video. This is the single greatest video I have ever witnessed
What's with that atrocious picture you have? I don't ever want to see that loser's face again. What kind of idiot uses an Obama face?
K-Man S
Damn man, I don't like Obama either, but I dont see any reason to insult someone who has a picture of the guy. I'm sure you see and hear how leftists are treating Trump and his supporters. We are supposed to be more stable and mature than that.
I didn't ask for your opinion, yet I got it anyway. You can speak your mind but I can't? Well...FU.
K-Man S
That guy up there didn't ask for your opinion either. Maybe because no one needs promission.
Can't handle people's profile pictures? Leave then.
This is a neat thread.
I always thought bats were extremely cute and adorable ever since I was little. This video just further proves my point :3
Same. Bats have been among my favorite animals for as long as I can remember
I actually found a bat once, floating in a pool. I fished it out, dried i off, fed it for a whole day, and left it in a dark place to rest. The next day I took it out, it saw on my finger, turned around, squeaked and flew off. Didn't scratch or bite even once, and was one of the most adorable things I ever saw.
This bat is a Flying-Fox - they don't have echolocation - they navigate entirely by sight. They have large eyes and very good low light vision so they can find their fruit and blossom.
Asriel Dreemur I think you're both right.The Megabat family consists of fruit bats and more than one type are called flying foxes.This looks like a flying fox to me.I didn't know that the entire suborder were known as megabats,but it's a good name for them! So cute.
Oh my heart is absolutely melting. How sweet ❤❤❤❤
Some of those noises kind of reminds me of when a tiger or big cat chuffs. But on a smaller and more squeaky scale lol ❤😂
I've just watched a few short animal videos. A magpie, two ring-neck parrots, a polar bear, a baby bat, a baby owl --they all crave human touch. I am in awe of how trusting they can be though they've been born to live in the wild, independent of us. There is such innocence and honesty in these creatures, and such appreciation for a little belly rub or a head scratch. They close their eyes in ecstasy, make little soothing sounds--they let you know. They communicate. There is more in nature than we will ever begin to know. I am in awe.
So what I got from this video is that bats are just leather cat-doggos
Luke Das also known as Air doggos by scientists
Heh, remembered the 90's
Amazing. I've seen alligators, crocodiles, ducks and turtles being responsive to affection. This is a new one and it's beautiful. Thank you for posting.
a gator?
@@SunnyGaming3710 yeah..there's a lady on youtube likes to dress her alligator up in weird clothes..damn thing is incredibly docile. There's also a video called "the man who swims with crocodiles" who tamed this monster croc that was injured and now it craves human affection..weird.
Weird. I always thought were emotionless creatures.
Have you seen tegus?
"We live in loops as tight and as closed as the hosts do." Thank you Ford, for here I am again, watching this cute bat video. Perhaps in another year or two I will be back here again.
LOL there are other things to watch on my channel ...
Welcome to Megabattie, I'm Meg
I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care.
There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies.
You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow.
There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
I put up videos from Mandi and my rescue and care videos, so look to the title or description to figure out the context of the vids. Mandi doesn't rescue but she does a huge amount of rehabbing and has a lot of permanent care bats unable to be released for various reasons. She sends me the most amazing videos of her old retired bats in care; they've all got individual personalities and adorable quirks. Mandi lives 1200 kms away from me so I don't get to visit there often. I raise money for her on the videos.
The rescue vids from my point of view are all mine, and if you hear me talking and see my hands in the videos doing bat care, then that's me too.
Terrified? Yeah right! He wouldn't have that incredibly happy look on his face if he was terrified. Some people truly think they know animals better than everyone else, yet they can't even read very obvious body language and facial/vocal queues. I just wish I'd seen this video sooner! He looks like a perfect ambassador!
I've raised a lot of animals. You can tell terror and this bat is NOT terrified.
Plus, these are fruit bats.
There's this one channel about a red fox named Loki, where a guy lives at home with his pet fox and records videos of Loki being cute. His channel gets a lot of hate, people deeming him an animal abuser because he doesn't let the fox go into a certain room, for example. His videos are really cute too and don't show any signs of any kind of abusive or negative relationship between the owner and fox. People really like to virtue signal I guess, even when there's clearly nothing wrong.
Yeah, an animal wouldn't close its eyes and lean into the petting if it were terrified.
@@SoulEssence I smell PETA....
I am Vengeance.
I am the Night.
I...
AM....
SO HAPPY TO GET EAR SCRITCHING!!!!!!!
hahaha xD that was unexpected xD
lol shoul be a meme
I love bats. They're tiny fluffy darkness. ❤️
this bat likes the sunlight though. They're like the opposite of all other bats.
Thanks for putting this in my recommended in the midst of dramageddon, RUclips. Kinda needed it lol
They're like a little fox with wings. Sounds like them too.
Definitely the most adorable thing l will see today. What a sweet boy.
Hi David; are you new to my channel? If so, I recommend the orphan bat playlists for a lot of interaction.
Welcome to Megabattie,
There are lots more videos up, including a lot of baby videos where I interact with the very socially intelligent babies, and watch them grow up and into their huge feet and awkwardly folding wings.
I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care.
There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies.
You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow.
There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
Meg
Would humans still be able to make friends with other species if we didn't have fingers and opposable thumbs? Think about the first wolf who ever got petted, or a belly rub, and how foreign that sensation was. It had never experienced that before and would only ever experience it from humans. And what's the deal with petting anyway? Why do we instinctively try to pet other animals, whether it's a dog or a dolphin, and why are other animals so receptive to it, as if it's a natural thing? They don't try to pet us, after all. Anyhoo, things I think about...
I think it's a general sensation akin to being groomed by others. It's like something that tells them you care about them and would like to spend time with them.
BECAUSE THEY FLUFFLY
It physically feels good and mentally it's a way to Express love or affection seeing as how animals dont have a language in the sense of spoken word. Many animals rub up against, lick, or groom their young and many with friends. Us primate types just dominate the pet game with our fingers and some animals are just dying to get a piece of that sweet sweet.... finger pettins? Lol. Other animals that dont like being petted are only envious of our hands and seek to destroy us as a means to eliminate the petting competition in Hope's of one day reclaiming the mantle of best petter, but their efforts are in vain because these sweet hands can also operarate firearms. The mantle shall not change...hands...
@Frank M Martinez Never seen a chimp pet an alligator, but I did see a human do it. Just holding babies of their own species doesn't really add anything to Josh's theory, nor debunk it.
Why do we instinctively try to pet other animals? Because touch is physical sign of affection among humans. We find it comforting to touch and be touched. Certain tactile sensations are also deeply pleasurable and soothing. We also have an excessively broad visual template for 'baby.' Anything small, round, and soft, preferably with large eyes, is going to trigger the part of our brain designed for protecting and nurturing our young. That includes a *lot* of holding and petting.
If we’re not supposed to feed them, pet them, snuggle them, and keep them as pets, then why are they so damned cute? 🥰
This world is not fair😢 why are bears friend shaped if not friend? Why do big cats look so fluffy?😔
@@lunalovegood9349 if not friend, why friend shaped?
@@sporeboar this world is cruel 😒
@@lunalovegood9349welcome to this week of nature is a b*tch! I’m your host imgunabyteya! This week we learn you can’t pet everything you see
@@lunalovegood9349 also weasels and wolverines
That's the cutest lil winged puppy mouse I've ever seen! Just look at those eyes, so happy! 🥺
don't show this to the inmates in arkham asylumn or they will never be able to take batman seriously ever again...
DK: (hoarse) I am... THE BAT
INMATE#384461: aww come here batty wanna cuddle?
DK: n-no!
INMATE#789224: wanna little scratchies behind the ear huh?
@@11thNakama Farcry 3 flex.
Nothing that a few broken ribs and a broken won’t fix.
Tell that to the Arkham Knight
Dr Kirk Langstrom in a vulnerable moment
What a privilege to see and hear such a rare touching tender moment . Thanks
hopefully he ate it for dinner
@The Mine eating is gay now?
@@paolo3794 v0re uwu
@The Mine why do you hate me
Rare? Oh you mean because whites are destroying their habitat? Keep rubbing your ego white man.
He looks so happy comfy and content
Me: Time to be productive!
Also me: Oooh a video of a cute bat!
Same here. I'm supposed to be doing things but I keep going to RUclips, then I clicked on one cute bat video, then another...and another....and another.....help, somebody intervene.....
Ricky same m8
Same here Ricky. I love bats and this lil guy here is so gorgeous!!
Can i have one of'em??
Same... I should be studying for exams in two days smh
OMG word!!!!
Human: So cute!
Bat: I am fear, I am the night!
Human: Awww....
Bat: FEAR MEEEEE-- Oh. OH! Little more to the left... Oh, that's the spot!
That is the sound of a happy bat. It's like a cat purring.
Never underestimate mankind's ability to pet anything into submission
This melted my heart. I don't know how anyone could not love a flying fox. Jeddah reminds me of a little precious dog getting loved.
Sweet little teddy bear eyes and glossy nose. I adore you.
I don't know why I watch this 100 times but it makes me very happy.
Keep watching. The more views, the more revenue for me, and for batty care.
DqnkSpeed yes, but they can share the video to help out. ☺
I don't know.
because in ancient primeval times we looked like that too but without the wings. No joke.